Screening strategy and time points for newborn hearing re-screening with high risk factors

Abstract Objective To compare and analyze the pass rate and screening strategy of hearing rescreening for newborns with high risk factors. Methods Retrospective chart review of high-risk newborns who failed their initial newborn hearing screen and subsequently underwent secondary hearing tests from June 2011 to June 2018 in Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center were performed. Results A total of 868 newborns with high risk factors were included in the study. The 57–70 days (83.5%) and 71–84 days (83.4%) group had the highest pass rate compared with 42–56 days (75.8%) and Conclusion Our results showed that all the pass rate of OAE, AABR and OAE+AABR was the highest in 57–70 days group and 71–84 days group with significant difference, suggesting that the delayed screening time (>57 days) may increase the re-screening pass rate and reduce anxiety of parents, which is of great significance for clinical work.