Boothman R, Orr N
Arch Dis Child. 1978 Jul;53(7):570-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.53.7.570.
Despite efforts to screen all babies for deafness within their first year, the handicap is still being detected later than is desirable. This study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of current audiometric screening programmes. Hearing tests were carried out on 535 infants between the ages of 6 months and one year using conventional tests, which depend on the infants' response to familiar sounds, and pure-tone audiometry. The results reveal inadequacies in both sets of tests which, coupled with a high default rate, may well account for the very small contribution that routine audiometric screening is making to the early diagnosis of deafness.
尽管已努力在婴儿一岁内对所有婴儿进行耳聋筛查，但该残疾仍在比理想情况更晚的时候才被发现。本研究旨在评估当前听力筛查项目的有效性。使用依赖婴儿对熟悉声音的反应的传统测试和纯音听力测定法，对535名6个月至1岁的婴儿进行了听力测试。结果显示两组测试都存在不足，再加上高失访率，这很可能是常规听力筛查对耳聋早期诊断贡献甚微的原因。
