ISSN:
1434-4726
Keywords:
Hyperbilirubinemia
;
Brainstem evoked response audiometry
;
Neonatal hearing
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We conducted a long-term study of 85 children with known transient neonatal hyperbilirubinemia to determine if their hearing had been affected. None of the children had neural symptoms such as kernicterus. The children ranged in age from birth to 9 months and were studied by means of brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA). Thirty-four of the children were studied sequentially between 15 and 80 months after the initial examination. Our results showed that there was no significant correlation between serum bilirubin concentrations and BERA thresholds or latencies. These findings indicate that, unlike manifest cases of kernicterus, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia does not affect neonatal hearing when treated promptly.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00453765
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