ABR accuracy is excellent for detecting average sensorineural hearing loss at 2 and 4 kHz in excess of 30 dB, and the overall results for a wide range of hearing loss and ABR abnormality criteria can be conveniently summarized in terms of relative operating characteristics (ROCs).

Can you pass an ABR and still have hearing loss?

The literature indicates that there is a small percentage of patients who initially pass their UNHS go on to having hearing loss. In our study, we describe children who have passed both OAE and/or ABR screening tests but then were found to have SNHL.

How accurate is hearing tests?

Because an audiogram covers a full range of frequencies it has the potential to be highly accurate. Handheld audiometers of this kind have a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 94% when it comes to detecting sensorineural hearing impairment.