Babies that have just been born will need to be screened to determine if their ears are okay or if there are any potential problems. This is done through two tests. One is the automated oto-acoustic emissions test, referred to in short as AOAE. It takes a short time and can even be performed while the baby is asleep. A very small earpiece is placed in the ears and then clicking sounds played through it. It is a hearing test Etobicoke residents may use on newborns.
With the AOAE test, if the ears of the child are working normally, echoes should be produced in the cochlea. The sounds are analyzed by the computer. There are times when the results are not vivid and they would have to be re-done or another test used. The first test may fail because maybe the baby was not settled during the time, presence of noise in the background or due to temporary ear blockage.
The AABR test, known as automated auditory brain-stem response test involves placement of three minute sensors at the neck and head of the baby. Thereafter, headphones get placed over the ears then quiet sounds get played. Just like in most of the methods, the sounds are analyzed by the computer. The first two tests would not be ideal for older babies. There are special tests for them.
An example of a test for older children is the visual reinforcement audiometry, VRA. The child sits on the laps then sounds are played from speakers. If they move toward the sound, some toy is lit as a form of reward. Varying the pitch and loudness helps to know the least sound the child is able to hear at each pitch. For the separate testing of every ear, small earphones will be used. The test works for children of between 6 months and 3 years old.
For the case of pure tone audiometry, an audiometer is used to generate sounds at varying volumes. The sounds that are played via headphones as the kid is told to show some response whenever the sounds are heard. The response can be for example pressing some button. Through reduction of sound level, the least sounds that can be heard by the child will be worked out.
The method is useful only for children above 3 years of age. It comes in handy for screening how well the hearing of a child is before school begins. There also is play audiometry in which the child is expected to perform some simple task whenever they hear sounds from headphones. Such a task include moving of a toy.
Ability of a child to recognize words that are heard without seeing lip movements of the person can be assessed through the speech perception test. Words used can be played from headphones or said directly to the kid without showing movements of the lips. The kid identifies a word through picking matching pictures from a list.
The method used for testing depends on the age of the child and the recommendation of the physician. Tests can also be carried out on adults. There are different methods for adult testing.
With the AOAE test, if the ears of the child are working normally, echoes should be produced in the cochlea. The sounds are analyzed by the computer. There are times when the results are not vivid and they would have to be re-done or another test used. The first test may fail because maybe the baby was not settled during the time, presence of noise in the background or due to temporary ear blockage.
The AABR test, known as automated auditory brain-stem response test involves placement of three minute sensors at the neck and head of the baby. Thereafter, headphones get placed over the ears then quiet sounds get played. Just like in most of the methods, the sounds are analyzed by the computer. The first two tests would not be ideal for older babies. There are special tests for them.
An example of a test for older children is the visual reinforcement audiometry, VRA. The child sits on the laps then sounds are played from speakers. If they move toward the sound, some toy is lit as a form of reward. Varying the pitch and loudness helps to know the least sound the child is able to hear at each pitch. For the separate testing of every ear, small earphones will be used. The test works for children of between 6 months and 3 years old.
For the case of pure tone audiometry, an audiometer is used to generate sounds at varying volumes. The sounds that are played via headphones as the kid is told to show some response whenever the sounds are heard. The response can be for example pressing some button. Through reduction of sound level, the least sounds that can be heard by the child will be worked out.
The method is useful only for children above 3 years of age. It comes in handy for screening how well the hearing of a child is before school begins. There also is play audiometry in which the child is expected to perform some simple task whenever they hear sounds from headphones. Such a task include moving of a toy.
Ability of a child to recognize words that are heard without seeing lip movements of the person can be assessed through the speech perception test. Words used can be played from headphones or said directly to the kid without showing movements of the lips. The kid identifies a word through picking matching pictures from a list.
The method used for testing depends on the age of the child and the recommendation of the physician. Tests can also be carried out on adults. There are different methods for adult testing.
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