Brainstem response audiometry in the determination of hearing loss

The earlier hearing disorders are diagnosed in infants and children the sooner treatment and revalidation can be organised. Consequently. determining the hearing at the youngest age possible is important to promote the development of language and communication. Brainstern response audiometry has the special advantage of being an objective method. Cooperation of the patient is not required so it can be applied even in the young children. It is the aim of the present study to assess the reliability of this method by comparing with data obtained with pure tone audiometry. For the latter cooperation of the patient is essential. Therefore this type of investigation is not possible in children and has to be achieved in (cooperative) adults