Question

The newborn hearing screening has failed three times already. The baby is already three months old. Previous treatment and effectiveness: The hearing screening has been done but has not passed. Desired assistance: How should it be treated?

Answer

There may be secretions in the baby’s external auditory canal or middle ear, frequent body movement, nasal congestion, breathing discomfort, or surrounding environmental noise, all of which can cause the hearing screening to fail. It is recommended to avoid letting the baby catch a cold and have a fever, and to be careful to prevent the baby from choking to reduce the chance of nasal congestion and middle ear effusion. It is important to take the baby to a reliable pediatric hearing diagnosis center for a diagnostic hearing test and medical examination within the first three months of birth.