RESUMO
Since 1976, an hearing screening is organized at the Clinic Edith Cavell. The testing was based on a behavioral technique of Veit-Bizaguet and, since 2001, the otoacoustic emissions are realised. The National Institutes of Health (1993) recommends universal newborn hearing screening of all newborns before 3 months of age and identification and treatment before 6 months of age. Indeed, detection of hearing loss and early intervention allow a better access to the language and consequently an easier schooling and social integration. This article shows the results of the screening from february at the end of December 2002. These data are compared with those of the literature.
Assuntos
Testes Auditivos , Bélgica , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , Triagem Neonatal , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estados UnidosRESUMO
After relating two cases of retro-cochlear affection, where the relation between the first clinical impression and the final diagnosis is not evident, the author emphasizes on the importance of using objective diagnostic methods. Particularly, the discovery of retro-cochlear tumors owing to the study of evoked potentials and the blink reflex.
