Hearing tests

Question 1

When is a child’s hearing first assessed?

Answer 1

When they are just born

Question 2

What is the newborn hearing test?

Answer 2

Otoacoustic emission test

Question 3

What would be carried out if the otoacoustic emission test was abnormal?

Answer 3

Auditory Brainstem Response test as a newborn/infant

Question 4

What hearing test can be carried out at 6-9 months?

Answer 4

Distraction test

Question 5

When and by who is the distraction test carried out?

Answer 5

6-9 months
Performed by a health visitor

Question 6

What hearing test is carried out at school entry age (>3)?

Answer 6

Pure tone audiometry