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

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The ABR (Auditory Brainstem Response) test can be used to detect hearing loss. It checks your child’s brain’s response to sound. The test is mostly done on infants and children who may not be able to respond to behavioral hearing tests because of their age. Your child will not feel anything during this test.

The test can only be done when your child is sleeping.

Small electrodes (sensors that measure brain activity) will be placed on your child’s forehead and earlobes or mastoid bone, and earphones will be placed over his or her ears.An electrode gel will be used on your child’s head and ears so that there is good contact between the skin and the electrodes.

Once your child is sleeping, sound will be played through the earphones. His or her brain’s response to this sound will be recorded through the electrodes and recorded on the computer.