International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, ISSN 1927-1255 print, 1927-1263 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 2, June 2014, pages 35-39

Referral Rates and Costs of Our Modified Two-Step Newborn Hearing Screening Program at a Japanese Perinatal Center

Tables

Table 1. Differences Among OAE, AABR and ABR as a Newborn Hearing Screening Test
 
OAEAABRABR
JP¥ 100 = US$ 1.
Extraction sensitivity of hearing lossAbout 100%95-98% (near 100% in low risk infants)About 100%
Time required for inspection10 - 30 s30 s - 15 min30 min
Price of equipmentJP¥ 1,500,000/6 yearsJP¥ 3,300,000/6 yearsJP¥ 2,635,000/6 years
Price of consumablesJP¥ 100JP¥ 2,500JP¥ 10

 

Table 2. Referral Rates of Our Modified Two-Step Protocol With Repeat OAE and ABR
 
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First OAE750 (3.9%)
Second OAE128 (0.67%)
Third OAE81 (0.42%)
ABR28 (0.15%)

 

Table 3. Seven Cases of Severe Bilateral Hearing Loss Requiring Early Treatment
 
Maternal age (year)ParityGestational age at delivery (week)Delivery modeIndication for Cesarean sectionSexBirth weight (g)Apgar score at 1 minApgar score at 5 minUmbilical artery PHOthers
33037Cesarean deliveryTwin pregnancyFemale2,660897.263Twin A
33037Cesarean deliveryTwin pregnancyFemale2,412897.236Twin B
29139Normal deliveryMale3,524897.264
29040Normal deliveryFemale3,7189107.238
34137Cesarean deliveryTransverse positionFemale2,598997.288
35041Cesarean deliveryLow lying placentaMale3,092897.202Waardenburg syndrome
40040Normal deliveryFemale2,528997.260