Hearing Asessment / Ujian Pendengaran Jondis

Assalamualaikum / Salam Hormat,

Lamanya x update. Alhamdulillah setakat ni Kak Ina sekeluarga sihat-sihat sahaja. Kekangan kerja dan masa yang menyebabkan Kak Ina x berkesempatan nak update blog. Hoccay, Kak Ina nak sambung sikit cerita berkait dengan jondis.  Ringkas je sebab ni cerita lama, Kak Ina dah lupa point2 yang nak dikongsi.

Pada usia 1 bulan, baby Fadhal perlu menjalani ujian pendengaran. Tujuan ujian ini adalah untuk memastikan tahap jondis yang tinggi tidak menjejaskan pendengaran bayi. Bayi jondis dengan bacaan yang biasa2 atau rendah tidak perlu menjalani ujian ini. Cara ujian dilakukan ialah dengan memasukkan alat seperti earfon ke dalam telinga bayi. Alat itu disambungkan kepada alat yang dinamakan hear screener dan bacaan akan diambil. Proses diulang untuk kedua2 belah telinga. Sekiranya bacaan menunjukkan pendengaran bayi bermasalah >> bayi kurang mendengar atau bayi tidak mendengar, maka ujian/rawatan susulan perlu dilakukan. 

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Di luar negara, hearing screen memang dibuat kepada bayi yang baru lahir. Kalau tidak silap, ujian ni boleh dibuat seawal 24 jam selepas bayi lahir. Hearing screen ini penting bagi membolehkan tindakan awal dibuat oleh ibu bapa.

Ok, di bawah ni Kak Ina copykan sedikit keterangan tentang hearing screen.
Sumber: About the hearing screen

The test uses quick and simple methods to check your baby’s hearing. It does not hurt and is not uncomfortable. The screening test will usually be done while your baby is asleep or settled and it only will take a few minutes. During the test a small soft-tipped earpiece will be placed in the outer part of your baby's ear.

This sends clicking sounds into your baby's ear. The inner part of the ear usually produces an echo when it receives sound, and the screening equipment can pick up this response. You will be given the results as soon as the hearing screening test is done. If the test shows a clear response from both of your baby's ears, it is unlikely that your baby will have hearing loss.

If the test does not show a clear response from both ears, your baby will need to have a second test. It does not necessarily mean your baby has hearing problems. This may be required because your baby may have been unsettled while the test was carried out, there may have been some background noise, or your baby may have some fluid in it’s ear which is very common and will resolve with time.

The second screening test may also be done in hospital, or at a local health centre. The second test may be the same as the first one or baby may also be offered another type of test, called the automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) screening test. In this test, three small sensors will be placed on your baby's forehead, neck and shoulders. Soft headphones will be placed over your baby's ears and some clicking sounds will be played through the headphones. The screening equipment shows how well your baby's ears respond to these sounds.

The test can take between five and 30 minutes and you can stay with your baby while it's carried out. Like the first test, it does not hurt, it is not uncomfortable, and it is usually carried out while your baby is asleep or settled. If the second test shows a clear response from both of your baby's ears, your baby is unlikely to have a hearing loss.

Nampak sangat Kak Ina dah xde idea nak menulis. Haha.. kena ambil feel dulu lah.. Daa.. enjoy reading.