Feinmesser M, Tell L
Arch Otolaryngol. 1976 May;102(5):297-9. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1976.00780100083011.
To assess various methods of early detection of deafness, a longtudinal study of infants born in the Jerusalem area was performed. The 17,731 newborns were tested by an acoustic signal generator hearing test (Apriton), and the "at risk" for deafness register was applied to them. Twenty-five children were identified as deaf, 14 with severe or profound hearing loss and 11 with moderate or moderately severe loss. The screening hearing test did not prove to be sensitive enough for detection of deafness in newborns, and, therefore, is not considered valid for screening purposes. The at risk for deafness register, which in our program covered 20% of the entire newborn population, proved to be to expensive and impractical; a restricted register, including approximately 7% of the newborns, is suggested.
为评估早期发现耳聋的各种方法，对耶路撒冷地区出生的婴儿进行了一项纵向研究。17731名新生儿接受了声学信号发生器听力测试（Apriton），并应用了耳聋“高危”登记册。确定了25名儿童为耳聋患者，其中14名有重度或极重度听力损失，11名有中度或中重度听力损失。筛查听力测试被证明对检测新生儿耳聋不够敏感，因此，不被认为适用于筛查目的。在我们的项目中涵盖了20%的全部新生儿的耳聋高危登记册被证明过于昂贵且不切实际；建议采用一个涵盖约7%新生儿的受限登记册。
