Screening and Follow-up Babies with Hearing Impairment

Background: Hearing loss in newborns or congenital deafness can be caused by failure to develop one or more parts of the auditory system or cessation of the development process at a certain stage. Method: This research is included in the type of analytical observational research using a cross-sectional study design. The research was conducted at Audiology Outpatients, Dr. Soetomo Academic Hospital Surabaya. The parents of the baby agreed that their child would be included in the research (informed consent). Meanwhile, the exclusion criteria were external and middle ear disorders, OAE, AABR and BERA examinations could not be carried out due to non-technical factors, the patient’s condition was unstable, and the results of the first examination showed PASS. Results: Based on gender, the majority were boys with 18 babies (60%) compared to girls with 12 babies (40%). The most common hearing loss screening results were Pass, namely 23 people (76.7%) in the right ear and 24 people (80%) in the left ear. The history of disease which is a risk factor is asphyxia, namely 26 people (87%) and 4 people (13%) with jaundice. Conclusion: Our research revealed that there were still patients with Refer results. Therefore, screening and follow-up for babies at risk of hearing loss.