Costs per child detected with a bilateral hearing loss ⩾ 40 dB3-150 and positive predictive value for a hearing loss ⩾ 40 dB in the better ear3-150 for three stage screening procedures
| Cost per child detected with bilateral hearing loss ⩾ 40 dB (in 1000 €) | Positive predictive value for bilateral hearing loss ⩾ 40 dB (in %) | |
| Detecting both unilateral and bilateral hearing loss (screening both ears)3-150 | ||
| OAE | ||
| Only home visits | 30.53-150 | 8.63-150 |
| Only at CHC | 25.03-150 | 4.53-150 |
| Home visits backed up by screening at CHC | 24.93-150 | 6.83-150 |
| AABR | ||
| Only home visits | 43.83-150 | 14.63-150 |
| Only at CHC | 38.53-150 | 7.13-150 |
| Home visits backed up by screening at CHC | 39.13-150 | 11.83-150 |
| Detecting only bilateral hearing loss (mainly screening only one ear)3-151 | ||
| OAE | ||
| Only home visits | 25.1 | 24.0 |
| Only at CHC | 21.6 | 6.2 |
| Home visits backed up by screening at CHC | 21.3 | 16.4 |
↵3-150 Although children with both unilateral and bilateral losses will be detected, outcomes are based only on detecting children with bilateral hearing loss.
↵3-151 No data could be found on the failure rates per ear in AABR screening. Therefore no results are given for AABR screening.
OAE, Otoacoustic emissions; AABR, automated auditory brainstem response; CHC, child health clinic.