OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hearing loss and to analyze the results of newborn hearing screening and audiological diagnosis in private health care systems. METHODS Cross-sectional and retrospective study in a database of newborn hearing screening performed by a private clinic in neonates born in private hospitals of Porto Velho, Rondônia, Northern Brazil. The screening results, the risk for hearing loss, the risk indicators for hearing loss and the diagnosis were descriptively analyzed. Newborns cared in rooming in with their mothers were compared to those admitted to the Intensive Care Unit regarding risk factors for hearing loss. RESULTS: Among 1,146 (100%) enrolled newborns, 1,064 (92.8%) passed and 82 (7.2%) failed the hearing screening. Among all screened neonates, 1,063 (92.8%) were cared in rooming and 83 (7.2%) needed intensive care; 986 (86.0%) were considered at low risk and 160 (14.0%) at high risk for hearing problems. Of the 160 patients identified as having high risk for hearing loss, 83 (37.7%) were admitted to an hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit, 76 (34.5%) used ototoxic drugs and 38 (17.2%) had a family history of hearing loss in childhood. Hearing loss was diagnosed in two patients (0.2% of the screened sample). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hearing loss in newborns from private hospitals was two cases per 1,000 evaluated patients. The use of ototoxic drugs, admission to Intensive Care Unit and family history of hearing loss were the most common risk factors for hearing loss in the studied population.

It was found that the subjects of the study were very happy with the use of hearing aids, although satisfaction was not related to the variables: age, gender, time of use and device type. In general, participants with higher daily use are happier.

OBJETIVO: normatizar os achados do equipamento de PEATE da Clínica de Fonoaudiologia da instituição de origem, em recém-nascidos. MÉTODOS: trata-se de um estudo transversal, exploratório não experimental do qual participaram quarenta recém-nascidos, sem indicadores de risco para a deficiência auditiva, que passaram na triagem auditiva neonatal, divididos de acordo com a idade, em semanas (G1, G2, G3 e G4). Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado o equipamento Smart EP-Intelligent Hearing Systems com estímulo clique. RESULTADOS: a média dos valores das latências absolutas das ondas I, III e V de acordo com a idade são, respectivamente: G1=1,62ms, 4,39ms, 6,8ms; G2=1,62ms, 4,4ms, 6,79ms; G3=1,56ms, 4,39ms, 6,74ms; G4=1,54ms, 4,2ms, 6,53ms. Na mesma ordem, a média dos valores das latências interpico I-III, III-V e I-V foram: 2,77ms, 2,42ms e 5,19ms; 2,78ms, 2,39ms e 5,17ms; 2,83ms, 2,35ms e 5,18ms; 2,66ms, 2,33ms e 4,99ms. CONCLUSÃO: as latências absolutas diminuíram com o aumento da idade tendo média de 1,58ms para a onda I, 4,34ms para a onda III e 6,71ms para a onda V. Da mesma forma, as médias dos interpicos I-III, III-V e I-V foram menores no G4 e obteve-se médias, no primeiro mês, de 2,76ms, 2,37ms e 5,13ms.

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