Early Childhood Hearing Screening.

Early childhood, defined as the period from birth to eight years old, is a time of remarkable growth with brain development at its peak. During this stage, children are highly influenced by the environment and the people that surround them.

Hearing tests for children and adults.

Visual reinforcement audiometry. Visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) is usually used to test hearing in children from approximately 6 months of age up to 2.5 years old. ...

1. Play audiometry. ...

2. Pure tone audiometry. ...

3. Bone conduction test. ...

4. Tympanometry.

Prevention of hearing impairment

Prevention of Hearing Impairment. Immunize adolescent girls and women in child bearing age against Rubella. Ensure good health of the expectant mother – seek health check-ups at regular intervals. ... Avoid slap or blow to the ear as it can cause a hearing problem that may be irreversible.

Auditory brainstem response evaluation

The Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Evaluation is a test to measure how well each ear can pick up sounds. It also tells how well the hearing nerve sends the information to the brain. It is commonly done on infants and small children, or anyone who cannot cooperate with routine testing.