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Inventory of current EU paediatric vision and hearing screening programmes
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In your country is there a:
Public-health screening programme for children? Neonatal hearing screening programme (NHS)
no regional no regional
national national
other other
In what year approximately did the programme start?
How is the NHS programme financed?
parents hospital >95% >50% OAE aABR no aABR
government >10%
other
other
health insurance <10%
What % of neonates are actually screened?
Which test is used for NHS?
Different test for neonates at risk, f.e. prematures?
Are both ears tested?
one ear both ears
Is NHS staged?
no OAE-aABR
OAE-OAE-aABR combination
other other
Is NHS in your country
universal? selective?
What is the follow up if a neonate tests positive on NHS?
audiologic ex- ENT amination
