Congenital Hearing Loss among Pre-term infants in North India

Authors : Himanshu Kumar Sanju, Himanshu Kumar Sanju, Tushar Jain, Tushar Jain

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijashnb.2019.034

Volume : 5

Issue : 4

Year : 2019

Page No : 130-131

Earlier investigations have reported congenital hearing loss in pre-term infants. Present study investigated
hearing tests among pre-term infants to know the percentage of pre-term infants with hearing impairment.
Two stage hearing assessment of pre-term infants showed congenital profound hearing loss in 16% of the
infants. Present study showed the importance of TEOAE and ABR as efficient tool for hearing screening
of high risk infants.

Keywords: Preterm, Infants, India, Hearing Loss.


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