Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test | 合法醫療器材資訊網

AnABRtestisoftenorderedifanewbornfailsthehearingscreeningtestgiveninthehospitalshortlyafterbirth,orforolderchildrenifthereisa ...

The ABR test without anesthesia is done in a special sound-treated suite in the Audiology Department at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Once you have registered at the Audiology Department, you and your child will be called to the sound-treated suite. 

If your child is 7 years or older, he or she will be asked to lie still on a bed or sit in a reclining chair, and the test will begin.

If your child is under 6 months, you will be called to the sound-treated suite, where you may nurse or feed your baby a bottle so that he or she will fall asleep. Once your child is asleep, the electrodes will be placed and the testing will begin.

If your child is having anesthesia, you will register your child at the Same Day Surgery Center. You and your child will be called to meet with a nurse, who will take your child’s vital signs, weight and medical history. As the parent or legal guardian, you will be asked to sign a consent form before the sleep med...