NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING: CHARACTERIZATION OF DEMAND/TERRITORY AND HEARING TESTS.

Purpose: to characterize the demand, territory and hearing tests performed on a Newborn Hearing Screening Program. Methods: retrospective study of a sample of 2334 records of newborns screened, involving the analysis of data on Newborn Hearing Screening, Newborns of information and demographic variables. Results: 88% were screened newborns, and of these 16% had Risk Indicator for Hearing Impairment and 84% did not. It was observed that the indicator was the most prevalent family history, and that the chances of passing the test are lower in the presence of indicator and when the newborn's weight less than 1,500 g. The index-pass test failure was 78% and 22% passes failure. On the test result, the greater number of failures unilateral and retest failure 4% being a membership of more than 70%. Conclusion: study like this allows the active pursuit of newborn risk group for hearing impairment in their respective territories, with greater possibility of tracking and thus reach the primary goal of hearing screening is that the diagnosis of deafness until the third month life, in addition to designing a Neonatal hearing Screening Program effective in their steps: screening, diagnostic audiology, indication, selection and fitting of hearing aids and re (ha) bilitation hearing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]