Hearing Screening Online Training Program
Play Audiometry
Purpose: To obtain valid results with very young children (age 3) or those children who have difficulty with standard pure tone audiometric methods.
Frequencies: 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz
Supplies: Quiet room free from distractions, audiometer, child size table and chair, C&TC documentation form [Attention: By selecting the link above you will be leaving the Minnesota Department of Health Web site.] or medical chart, hearing-screening cue cards, interesting and safe toys, container for toys, and pens.
Use this hearing screening chart as a guide to assist you during the
hearing screening. Download
chart here.
Reference: Don Ogsten. Minnesota Department of Health Hearing and Vision
Screening program. 1980.
NOTE: If tenderness, signs of drainage, or foul odor are present in the child’s ear(s), do not proceed with audiometric screening. Document the reason for not conducting the screening. The child should be evaluated by a primary care provider.
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