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Definition of Hearing screening test, newborn
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
Hearing screening test, newborn: Screening of the newborn baby's ability to hear. Newborn screening of hearing is done with automated auditory brainstem response tests or, less often, with what are called otoacoustic emission or conventional auditory brainstem response tests. The aim is to detect those babies with hearing deficits and teach them sign language in infancy or give them hearing aids or cochlear implants.