Referral rate and false-positive rates in a hearing screening program among high-risk newborns.

Kruthika ThangaveluKyriakos MartakisSilke FeldmannBernhard RothRuth Lang-Roth

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

Among high-risk infants, prematurity and low-birthweight increased the rate of false-positivity in the hearing screening, and the chronological age at the time of the test seems to be significantly associated with false-positivity.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
hearing loss
gestational age
primary care
pregnant women