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Screening ABR and OAEs

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done by: Raneem Saleh Malak Saleh Saja Alhjouj Batool Nassar  Haneen Haimour 

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What is ABR ??

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An auditory brainstem response (ABR) test is an objective, safe and painless test usually done with infants to see how the hearing nerves and brain respond to sounds. It gives health care providers information about possible hearing loss.

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Types of ABR test:

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There are two types of ABR test: 1. Diagnostic ABR 2. Screening ABR

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Screening ABR

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Screening ABR is a test done to newborn babies to determine if the child has a hearing loss or not. Results are either Pass or Fail

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Screening ABR

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if the child passes, this means he is hearing well, and he doesn't have a hearing impairment, but if the child fails in the test, that means he has a hearing impairment and needs to follow up to do more test to confirm his hearing impairment

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How should we prepare for an ABR ?

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- the child should be sleeping or stay quiet. - room should be quiet and the lights are dimmed. - clean the skin and apply a conductive past or gel then attach the electrodes.