[Determination of hearing thresholds in children using auditory brainstem responses : Influence of sedation and anaesthesia on quality and measurement time].

CONCLUSION: The large difference in spontaneous EEG activity between awake and sedated children indicates that sedation should be used for estimation of hearing thresholds on the basis of ABR. Only in rare cases is a reliable estimate of hearing thresholds likely to be obtained from ABR in awake children. Since different types of sedation do not influence the measurement time significantly, selection can be made solely on the basis of age and medical indication. PMID: 30937465 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: HNO - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: HNO Source Type: research