PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tobiášková, Lucie
AU  - Petržílková, Helena
TI  - OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS SCREENING IN NEWBORNS
DP  - 2015 Oct 1
TA  - Profese Online
PG  - 11--17
VI  - 8
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/pol.2015.010
IS  - 18034330
AB  - Background: The article presents the results of retrospective study which is focused on otoacoustic emission screening of newborns.Aim: To analyse and compare physiological and risk newborns examinated of otoacoustic emission. Method:There was used the method of retrospective study through the record sheet and information portal in a chosen medical institution within quantitative research. File selection contained all newborns hospitalized in the medical institution in the year of 2014 and babies who took an examination of hearing impairments.Results: In the year of 2014 in the medical institution was born 1 516 newborns. The examination of otoacoustic emission was done of 1 510 newborns. From the number of 1 258 physiological newborns there were 5 (0,4 %) of them with hearing impairment. From the number of 252 risk newborns there were diagnosed 7 (2,78 %) newborns with hearing impairment.The conclusion is that the hearing impairment is more often in risk newborns. Diabetes mellitus was the risk factor in the hearing impairment.Conclusion: The incidence of hearing impairments occurs in risk newborns as well as physiological. It is necessary to discover hearing impairment in early stage for right child evolution. We still miss legislative support in the Czech Republic which should order the duty to carry out general screening of hearing of newborns in medical institutions.Klíčová slova: Newborn, screening, otoacoustic emissions, hearing, hearing impairments