Evaluation of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in The Medical City based on Joint Commission on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 2007 Position Statement Quality Indicators

Authors

  • Mary Harmony B. Que Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery The Medical City
  • Maria Rina T. Reyes-Quintos Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery The Medical City; Hearing and Dizziness Center The Medical City; Department of Otorhinolaryngology College of Medicine - Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines Manila; Philippine National Ear Institute National Institutes of Health University of the Philippines Manila

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v33i1.23

Keywords:

Newborn hearing screening, otoacoustic emission test, auditory brainstem response test, auditory steady state response test

Abstract

Objective : The objective of this study is to evaluate the newborn hearing screening program in The Medical City based on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 2007 Position Statement Quality Indicators.

Methods:

Study Design: Cross - Sectional Survey

Setting:           Tertiary Private Hospital

Participants : All newborns who underwent newborn hearing screening in The Medical City for the year 2015.

Results: Of 2,010 patients delivered in the hospital in year 2015, 1,986 (98.8%) were screened.  Among the 59 babies with initial “refer” results, 15 (25.42%) “referred” a second time while 24 (40.68%) “passed” the rescreening. Twenty (33.89%) did not undergo rescreening (10 were classified as dropouts, while another 10 did not undergo rescreening for various reasons. Of those who “referred” during rescreening, only 9 (60%) had further evaluation done with ABR/ASSR. Among these, 4 (26.66%) had hearing loss and proceeded with the appropriate monitoring and management while 5 (33.33%) had normal hearing.

Conclusion : The current newborn hearing screening program in the Medical City was able to reach JCIH 2007 quality indicators for screening but not for confirmation of hearing Loss. All patients with hearing loss were managed with early rehabilitation.

Keywords: Newborn hearing screening, otoacoustic emission test, auditory brainstem response test, auditory steady state response test

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Published

2018-07-12

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Que MHB, Reyes-Quintos MRT. Evaluation of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in The Medical City based on Joint Commission on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 2007 Position Statement Quality Indicators. Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 12 [cited 2025 Feb. 14];33(1):21-4. Available from: https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/23

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2018): Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

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Original Articles

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