Abstract
Two audiological test methods - Respiration Audiometry and Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) - have been developed at the Department of Audiology, Sahl-grenska Hospital, Goteborg. The most suitable age for Respiration Audiometry is neonatal period up to 5 months and for VRA 10 months up to 2 years. A programme for early identification of hearing impairment in children was started in Goteborg in 1970. The programme included identification of high-risk infants at maternity hospitals, information to parents about hearing and language development and screening of hearing at the child welfare clinics at the age of 8 months and again at the age of 4 years. Children who failed the screening test underwent hearing assessment at the Department of Audiology. During a ten-year period (children born 1970-1979) 179 children with impaired hearing had their hearing impairment diagnosed. Seventeen per cent of them were high-risk children from maternity hospitals, 28% came from child welfare clinics, 24% from other me...
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
