Aided Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials for Hearing Instrument Evaluation in Infants
Aided Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials for Hearing Instrument Evaluation in Infants
Why We Need Objective Methods for
Hearing Instrument Evaluation in
Infants
With the widespread implementation of universal
newborn hearing screening programs there is a need
for reliable, objective techniques for fitting and evaluating
hearing instruments in young infants. After
hearing loss is diagnosed, fitting of hearing instruments
can occur when infants are as young as five
weeks old (Yoshinaga-Itano 2004). At this stage of
development it is difficult to assess hearing using
behavioral techniques and it is not yet known which
hearing instrument fitting approach is optimal in
such young infants (Snik and Stollman 1998).
Because of the lack of reliable behavioral information
audiologists may be tempted to fit hearing instruments
“conservatively” in young infants, with less
gain and output than would normally be prescribed
for children and adults who are able to give reliable
behavioral responses while wearing hearing
instruments.
Why We Need Objective Methods for
Hearing Instrument Evaluation in
Infants
With the widespread implementation of universal
newborn hearing screening programs there is a need
for reliable, objective techniques for fitting and evaluating
hearing instruments in young infants. After
hearing loss is diagnosed, fitting of hearing instruments
can occur when infants are as young as five
weeks old (Yoshinaga-Itano 2004). At this stage of
development it is difficult to assess hearing using
behavioral techniques and it is not yet known which
hearing instrument fitting approach is optimal in
such young infants (Snik and Stollman 1998).
Because of the lack of reliable behavioral information
audiologists may be tempted to fit hearing instruments
“conservatively” in young infants, with less
gain and output than would normally be prescribed
for children and adults who are able to give reliable
behavioral responses while wearing hearing
instruments.