Pediatric Audiology Services by Age Group

Infants Younger Than 6 Months

• Newborn Hearing Screening
  • Testing for newborns who refer on their newborn hearing screening at birth are discharged from the hospital prior to testing, or home births; the test is completed using the Auditory Brainstem Response Test (ABR)
• Diagnostic Auditory Brainstem Response Test (ABR)
  • Conducted when hearing loss is suspected
• Otoacoustic Emissions Test (OAE)
  • Evaluates the functionality of the outer hair cells within the cochlea.

Infants Older Than 6 Months

• Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
  • A behavioral hearing test that uses speakers/headphones and visual reinforcement to measure hearing sensitivity

Toddlers 2 ½ to 5 Years of Age

• Conditioned Play Audiometry
  • A behavioral hearing test that uses a game to test hearing
    • For example, each time a child hears a sound, they drop a block into a bucket, etc.

5 Years and Older

• Standard Audiometry
  • Raise a hand when you hear a beep

Sedated Diagnostic Auditory Brainstem Response Test (ABR)

• Used when other methods have been unsuccessful, when hearing loss is suspected and/or when your child is too young to test with other methods

For more information about Pediatric Audiology Services at Saint Peter’s Health and Wellness Center or to make an appointment, call 732.937.6026. A physician’s prescription or a physician referral may be required.