2026 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 15-17, 2026 • Jacksonville, FL
| The Use of Transient-Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions in the Assessment of Hearing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Use of Transient-Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions in the Assessment of Hearing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that can impact communication, behavior, and learning. The clinical presentation can include inconsistent or lack of eye contact, not listening to people when spoken to, lack of response to one’s name or calls to attention, repetition of behaviors, impaired language development, and sensitivity to sensory inputs like light or sound. The etiology of ASD is essentially unknown and due to some of these communication deficits, dysfunction of the auditory system has been a suspected cause. The lack of response to one’s name and other sounds can result in the assumption of a hearing loss, which is why part of the evaluation for ASD may include a hearing test. However, it is known that it is more difficult to audiologically assess children with ASD using behavioral measures as compared to typically developing peers due to their lack of typical responses to test stimuli or limited cognitive ability to participate in testing. Given that Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) have been historically used to rule out hearing loss in newborns, this form of assessment can also be used for other populations who cannot be tested behaviorally. Literature regarding the clinical utility of TEOAEs in individuals with ASD is limited. We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients seen in the Audiology Department at the Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center from September 2023-September 2025, to add to the existing body of literature in support of successfully utilizing TEOAEs in the assessment of hearing in children with ASD.
- The participant will learn how TEOAEs are helpful in the assessment of hearing in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Susan Arzac
(Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter), Montefiore, susanarzac@yahoo.com;
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