I can tell my baby hears me. Are tests really necessary? You might wonder about the need for formal screening, since your infant may startle, blink or turn their head in response to different sounds. Many newborns react this way but still have trouble hearing well enough to learn spoken language. Because your child learns to speak by listening and processing what they hear, hearing concerns that go undetected can affect the early learning and language development that lays a foundation for success in school and life. How do newborn & childhood hearing tests work? Newborn hearing screening is pain-free and takes around 5 to 10 minutes to complete. The screening may be done while your baby is sleeping or lying still. These two methods are commonly used to screen newborns: • Automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) screening measures how well a child's hearing nerve and brain respond to sound. Soft earphones are used to transmit clicks or tones into the baby's ears while sensors placed on the baby's head measure responses. This screening test is used for newborns and infants up to 6 months, and must be done while the infant is asleep • Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) screening measures sound waves produced in a child's inner ear. A tiny probe is placed just inside the ear canal, where it measures the ear's response (echo) when clicks or tones are played in the child's ears. This test can be used for newborns, but also works for older children. Children may be awake, but must be quiet and still # BABY #BERA # OAE # AABR # VATSALYA # CLINIC # HOSPITAL # RAJKOT # NEW BORN # SCREENING # BERA REPORT # JAMNGAR please more details contact on this help line number mobile number : - 96387 10002 , 74909 77070 VATSALYA SPEECH AND HEARING CLINIC RAJKOT / JAMNAGAR / JUNAGADH / MORBI / UPLETA / JAMKHAMBHALIYA