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Pediatric Audiology
Pediatric Audiology Services
Pediatric Hearing Testing
Subjective Testing Methods
* Behavioral Observation Audiometry (BOA) is typically administered to babies from birth toseven months old. Speech and sounds are emitted from speakers in asound-treated room, and children are observed for changes including eye movements, sucking patterns, cessations of crying, etc.
* Visual Reinforced Audiometry (VRA) is typically administered to children from sevenmonths to three years old. Children are taught to turn their heads each time asound is presented from a speaker, and their response is reinforced with alight or moving toy.
* Conditioned Play Audiometry (CPA) is typically administered to children from three tofive years old. During CPA, children are taught to play a game (e.g., throw aball into a bucket) when hearing a sound (through headphones or otherwise).
* Conventional audiometry is typically administered to children five years and older. Children wear headphones, raise their hands when a word is heard, and are thenasked to repeat words.
* Middle ear testing, also known as tympanometry, involves a soft probe placed into the earto help assess the status of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) and middle ear.
Objective Testing Methods
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