Abstract
Objective to analyze the frequency of risk indicators for hearing loss and its influence on the increase number of refer cases Methodology The study was carried out in a public hospital with a sample of infants who participated in the neonatal hearing screening program by transient evoked otoacoustic emission TEOAE Results newborn had some risk indicators for hearing loss NICU stay low Apgar score mechanical ventilation lower birth weight less than g and use of ototoxic drugs were the most frequenty risk indicators A total of newborns refer in the TEOAE test in at least one ear and among them had a risk indicator for hearing loss There was a statistically significant relationship between the refer rates in TEOAE with the following risk indicators craniofacial malformation genetic syndrome and birth weight less than g Conclusion The NICU stay low Apgar score mechanical ventilation birth weight less than g and use of ototoxic drugs were the risk indicators most frequenty in this sample and the main risk indicator associated with refer in the TEOAE teste were craniofacial malformations genetic syndromes and birth weight less than g
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