Are bone-anchored hearing aids effective and associated with a high degree of satisfaction?
BAHA is helpful in one-on-one conversations in quiet surroundings. Sound quality in group situations seems to be the main problem associated with BAHA. However, this study showed that BAHA is an effective hearing aid that is associated with a high degree of satisfaction.
Screening neurosonography has declined from 1992 to 1995, particularly in larger premature infants (30-32 weeks' gestation) who remain at risk for cPVL and pVE. Clinical course or results of initial studies do not always predict the development of these late abnormalities. We recommend that one neurosonogram be done at > or = 4 weeks of age in all premature infants < or = 32 weeks' gestation, regardless of birth weight, clinical course, or results of prior studies. An earlier neurosonogram should be obtained for infants < 30 weeks' gestation in the second week of life to detect complications of intracranial hemorrhage.