OAE, a corner in audiologic workup

OAE an audiologic study for diagnosis of exteracochlear auditory neuropathy. Method & Material: Immitance audiometry, OAE and ABR and rehabilitation Intervention was performed for 3 children suffered from kernictrus. 1) OAE in the from of screening, distorted product and transient evoked-otoacoustic emission has to be added to our audiology test battery. 2) OAE studies have their own merit when we are clinically involved with the diagnosis of especial clinical entities like neonatal hypoxia, kernicterus, multiple sclerosis, meningitides and meningoencephalitis. 3) Case selection for cochlear implantation needs a knowledge of patient's OAE results. 4) In the case of intracerebral auditory neuropathy the need for other rehabilitative measures will be better understood.