When carrying out a hearing evaluation on your child, the doctor actually performs a full physical examination and dig deep into the medical history of the child. This is not the only way of examining the hearing ability of your child, there are other tests. While some of these tests are applicable to all ages, others are meant for a specific age of a child as well as his ability to understand. Here is a breakdown of various tests done on children with different ages.
On a newly born, two types of examinations can be carried out. These examinations can be done either alone or both at the same time. ABR stands for Auditory brainstem response is the initial test. Wires that are glued to the baby scalp are used on this examination. When the baby is awake they may destruct the physician and prevent the test from being carried out well so the test is conducted when the baby is asleep. On the babies ear a set of earphones are placed and they make a clicking sound. The test seeks to find out the level of brain function ability in relation to the applied clicking sounds. The great news is that the child is not subjected to any form of pain.
The second test used on a newborn is called evoked otoacoustic emissions abbreviated as EOAE. This test uses a small, flexible plug which is fitted in the ear of the baby. Through this plug, sound is sent. The plug has a microphone, which records the otoacoustic responses of the ear in reaction to the sounds produced. This test is also done when the baby is asleep and it is also painless.
Similar test is carried out on an infants but they are examined using an additional test, which is known as behavioral audiometry. The behavior of child is put under keen observation, to see how they react after certain sounds that are made. The ear professional may decide to carry out more test if need arises.
A toddler can be evaluated using two tests. The first one is visual reinforcement audiometry abbreviated as VRA. During this test the child is trained to look towards a source of sound. When the child responds correctly, he is rewarded by use of visual objects like a flashlight or a moving toy. This test is done on children between 6 months to 2 years of age.
The second test used on toddler is known as play audiometry. This involves the use of electrical machine to relay sound at different pitches and volumes into the child ears. This test can be done in form of a game based on the child age group. In this test, a child is asked to operate a moving toy in reaction to the sound they hears. The bad thing with this test is the cooperation of the child which in most cases is not guaranteed.
For ages three and four the examination conducted on them is known as tympaomentry test also known as impendance audiometry. The test examines how the middle part of the year is functioning. It does not show hearing loss on the child but it detects changes in pressure. The child is expected to stay still without talking, moving, or crying.
Pure Tone audiometry is a test used for hearing evaluation in children. An electric machine is used in this method to generate sounds with varied pitches and volumes. This sound is directed to the child ears through earphone and asked to react with his hand ear in response to what he hears.
On a newly born, two types of examinations can be carried out. These examinations can be done either alone or both at the same time. ABR stands for Auditory brainstem response is the initial test. Wires that are glued to the baby scalp are used on this examination. When the baby is awake they may destruct the physician and prevent the test from being carried out well so the test is conducted when the baby is asleep. On the babies ear a set of earphones are placed and they make a clicking sound. The test seeks to find out the level of brain function ability in relation to the applied clicking sounds. The great news is that the child is not subjected to any form of pain.
The second test used on a newborn is called evoked otoacoustic emissions abbreviated as EOAE. This test uses a small, flexible plug which is fitted in the ear of the baby. Through this plug, sound is sent. The plug has a microphone, which records the otoacoustic responses of the ear in reaction to the sounds produced. This test is also done when the baby is asleep and it is also painless.
Similar test is carried out on an infants but they are examined using an additional test, which is known as behavioral audiometry. The behavior of child is put under keen observation, to see how they react after certain sounds that are made. The ear professional may decide to carry out more test if need arises.
A toddler can be evaluated using two tests. The first one is visual reinforcement audiometry abbreviated as VRA. During this test the child is trained to look towards a source of sound. When the child responds correctly, he is rewarded by use of visual objects like a flashlight or a moving toy. This test is done on children between 6 months to 2 years of age.
The second test used on toddler is known as play audiometry. This involves the use of electrical machine to relay sound at different pitches and volumes into the child ears. This test can be done in form of a game based on the child age group. In this test, a child is asked to operate a moving toy in reaction to the sound they hears. The bad thing with this test is the cooperation of the child which in most cases is not guaranteed.
For ages three and four the examination conducted on them is known as tympaomentry test also known as impendance audiometry. The test examines how the middle part of the year is functioning. It does not show hearing loss on the child but it detects changes in pressure. The child is expected to stay still without talking, moving, or crying.
Pure Tone audiometry is a test used for hearing evaluation in children. An electric machine is used in this method to generate sounds with varied pitches and volumes. This sound is directed to the child ears through earphone and asked to react with his hand ear in response to what he hears.
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