Automated newborn hearing screening apparatus and method

摘要

A hearing screening apparatus of the type for measuring hearing of a human subject by measuring the change in subject motor activity in response to an unexpected auditory stimulus. The apparatus includes an audio signal reproducer spaced from the subject and a motion transducer coupled to receive subject motor activity and having an output. Means is provided for recording the transducer output as a function of time. Control means is provided for recording subject base line motor activity and at a predetermined time simultaneously transmitting an auditory test signal stimulus via said reproducer and recording subject motor activity response to said test signal stimulus.