ABR Hearing Tests for Children at Our Edgware Clinic, or At Home

Is your child not suited to standard audiological testing? Are you waiting for a referral to a specialist hospital for ABR testing under general anaesthetic?

If so, you can book an ABR assessment at our Edgware clinic, or in your home, with our highly skilled and experienced senior paediatric audiologists who work in London's leading NHS specialist paediatric hospitals and audiology departments.

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) testing is a diagnostic procedure which assesses the functioning of the auditory system, specifically the brainstem, which is the part of the brain that receives and processes sound information.

ABR testing is valuable for assessing hearing loss in infants, young children, or those with limited behavioral responses. Regular hearing evaluations may be challenging for these individuals, making ABR testing beneficial. It can help identify the presence of hearing impairment, auditory nerve damage, or other conditions affecting the auditory system.

A sleeping baby with ABR electrodes on the forehead

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) testing evaluates the functioning of the brainstem by placing electrodes on the scalp to detect the brain's responses to sound, generating an ABR waveform. It is particularly useful for assessing hearing in infants.

ABR testing requires patients to be asleep to minimize "noise" and improve accuracy by reducing interference. During ABR testing, electrodes pick up small electrical responses in the brain, the scale of the responses necessitate patient sleep.

Typically ABR testing requires the use of general anaesthetics or long appointment durations to allow the child to fall asleep. At Audiologist Ltd we carry out ABR testing at our Edgware clinic, after hours, even past midnight if required, which allows the child to fall asleep normally without necessitating the use of general anaesthetics and the adverse risks and effects associated with it. Where a clinic appointment is not an option, we also offer at-home ABR testing.

Where your child's ABR test takes place

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At our Edgware clinic

We carry out ABR assessments at our clinic at 96 Edgware Way, Edgware HA8 8JS (entrance via Spinelab). We have a 100% success rate testing children at our clinic, including children with autism.

Because ABR works best while your child is asleep, we continue our ABR appointments past our normal opening hours depending on your child's needs (even past midnight if required) so your child can fall asleep naturally, without a general anaesthetic. We arrange the time with you: call us on 020 8168 0188.

At home

If an appointment at our clinic is not an option and you live within a sensible driving distance of our clinic, we can carry out the ABR test in your home. Call us to discuss whether this is right for your child.

To Book:

We also offer the full range of children's hearing tests, including VRA, at our Edgware clinic.

To enquire about an ABR assessment at our clinic or at home, call us on 020 8168 0188 or view our Contact Information.

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