Abstract: Objective To study the universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) results obtained in Beijing from 2007 to 2010 and to evaluate the index of hearing screening in Beijing. Methods The newborn born in Beijing just from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2010 were selected and their hearing screening and diagnosis data were retrospectively collected. Results From 2007 to 2010, 470537 infants (90.2%) were screened in Beijing as 1st stage UNHS. 43019(9.1%) failed otoacoustic emission (OAE) tests. 31009 infants (72.8%) were screened in 2nd stage UNHS and 4568 failed tests. 1262 infants were referred for more testing and 1087 of them were diagnosed regularly.501infants were normal. 266 infants were finally diagnosed with single hearing loss and 303 infants were diagnosed with binaural hearing loss. 61infants were diagnosed with severe binaural hearing loss. Conclusion Establishment of the perfect newborn hearing screening system and advanced information system, and follow-up for the suspected children actively by doctors of community health care unit facilitate to improve UNHS.

Key words: newborn, hearing screening, auditory brainstem response, follow-up