Table 2.
Audiological assessments per age category.a
| Assessment | Age categories | |||
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0-6 months | 6 months-3 years | 3-5 years | 5-18 years |
| Check eligibility | ✓b | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Determine stratum | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check treatment plan | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Demographic data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audiological examination |
|
|
|
|
| Anamnesisc/case history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Otoscopy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tympanometry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Otoacoustic emissions | ✓ | ✓ |
|
|
| Brainstem-evoked response audiometry | ✓ |
|
|
|
| Visual reinforcement audiometry |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Conditioned play audiometry |
|
|
✓ |
|
| (Extended high-frequency) pure tone audiometry |
|
|
|
✓ |
| Anamnestic tinnitus questions |
|
|
|
✓d |
| Anamnestic vertigo questions |
|
|
|
✓e |
aThe listed audiological examination per age category provides an indication. Due to clinical circumstances or developmental status of the patients, another more appropriate test might be chosen.
bThe checkmark indicates the assessment was given for these age groups.
cDuring anamnesis children/parents are asked for hearing loss in the past, results of the neonatal hearing screening, ear-nose-throat surgery in the past, and family members with (heredity) hearing loss.
dTinnitus screening will be performed for children 8 years and older.
eVertigo screening will be performed for children 10 years and older.