Comparison of Hearing Screening Programs between One Step with Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAE) and Two Steps with TEOAE and Automated Auditory Brainstem Response

Abstract

In terms of the efficacy of a hearing screening program using the one step TEOAE and two step TEOAE and AABR programs, the later significantly decreased the referral rate from 5.8% to 1.8%. No significant difference was noted between the accurate identification rates of congenital HL. The total costs, including expenditures and intangible cost, were lower in the protocol with TEOAE plus AABR.