What are the precautions for newborn hearing test?

The hearing test of newborns has always been a special concern of many parents, because if there are problems with the hearing of newborns in many aspects, it means harm to the child's hearing health. So if you want to fully understand the precautions for newborn hearing tests, the following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a comprehensive understanding.

1. Selection of newborn hearing test environment. Choose a relatively quiet environment with noise not exceeding 40 decibels. It is best to do it in a soundproof room. If there is no such condition, you can do it in an ordinary room, but temporarily turn off some noise-generating but unnecessary equipment in the room, and stick rubber strips on the door.

2. Pay attention to the baby's condition when testing the hearing of a newborn. The best test results are obtained when the baby is in a natural sleep state, so never test when the baby is hungry, irritable, or crying, so as not to affect the results. The test can be done about 1 hour after feeding. If necessary, you can stroke the baby's head to calm him down.

3. Pay attention to hygiene issues when testing newborn hearing. To prevent cross infection, wash your hands before testing your baby, and it is best to use disposable earplugs because there may be a lot of secretions in the ear canal of a newborn. Even if there is no condition to use disposable earplugs, one earplug should be used per person.

4. Selection of location for newborn hearing test. The test can be performed while the baby is held in the arms, or the baby can be tested while sleeping on one side with the ear facing up, the auricle pulled back to straighten the ear canal, and then the probe is gently inserted.

The above details the precautions for newborn hearing tests. For many friends who have already fully understood the above content, in order to allow their babies to pass the hearing test and ensure that their children will not have hearing problems, they must have a comprehensive understanding of the above precautions. Only after understanding can they know what aspects of the newborn hearing test need attention.