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Last Modified: 02/23/2026

Videos: Periodic Early Childhood Hearing Screening

Video Clips Demonstrating and Discussing OAE Screening

Quick Overview of OAE Screening

Produced by: National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) | English View as Streaming Video
A short video clip of OAE screening (32 secs)
Quick Overview of OAE Screening
Introduction to the OAE Procedure (2 min)
Introduction to the OAE Procedure
OAE Screening Process Step by Step (4 min)
OAE Screening Process Step by Step
Helpful Hints to Successful Screening (1 min)
Helpful Hints to Successful Screening

Introduction to Screening Children Birth-to-Three using OAE Technology

Produced by: National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) | English View as Streaming Video
Introduction to Screening

Brief introduction for professionals on why periodic screening is important and how to use OAE technology to screen children birth-to-three years of age. (Highlights key concepts from the 45-minute "Getting a Hearing Head Start" training video and package.) (7 minutes)

Introduction to Screening Children Birth-to-Three using OAE Technology

Video Examples of OAE Screening in Early Head Start Settings

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Video Examples of OAE Screening

Examples of young children being screening with OAE technology in Early Head Start settings. (3 min)

Video Examples of OAE Screening in Early Head Start Settings

Reflections on Periodic Hearing Screening During Early Childhood

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Head Start Participant Reflections on Periodic Hearing Screening (6 min)
Head Start Participant Reflections on Periodic Hearing Screening
Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Team Reflections on Periodic Hearing Screening (6 min)
Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Team Reflections on Periodic Hearing Screening
Parent and Physician Reflections on Periodic Hearing Screening (4 min)
Parent and Physician Reflections on Periodic Hearing Screening

Hearing Head Start Training Videos

Getting a Hearing Head Start: Updating Early Childhood Screening Practices

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Introduction to Periodic Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Hearing Screening (6 min)
Intro to OAE Screening
How Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Hearing Screening Works (3 min)
How OAE Screening Works
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Screening Step-by-Step (5 min)
OAE Screening Step-by-Step
Overview of the OAE Screening & Follow-up Protocol (2 min)
OAE Screening Protocol Overview
Get to Know Your OAE Equipment (3 min)
Get to Know Your OAE Equipment
OAE Protocol in Detail (5 min)
OAE Protocol in Detail

Getting a Hearing Head Start: Updating Early Childhood Screening Practices
(Spanish Version)

Produced by: National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) | Spanish View as Streaming Video
La parte 1: Introducción a la evaluación auditiva

Explica la importancia de la evaluación periódica para los niños de 0 a 3 años de edad, da una descripción del sistema auditivo y como hacer el examen de emisiones otoacústicas (“examen de OAE”), y describe el papel de la persona que hace la evaluación. (12 minutos)

La Parte 1 (español)
La parte 2: Cómo hacer evaluaciones OAE

Informa la persona que va a hacer la evaluación sobre el equipo del examen de OAE y proporciona una demostración detallada, paso a paso, de cómo se hace el examen de OAE. (9 minutos)

La Parte 2 (español)
La parte 3: Uso de un protocolo para el examen OAE y su seguimiento

Da un resumen del examen de OAE y un protocolo adicional para utilizar con los niños jóvenes y repasa los puntos más importantes de la evaluación eficaz. (6 minutos)

La Parte 3 (español)
La parte 4: Cuidado del equipo y Consejos útiles

Cubre el cuidado y mantenimiento del equipo de OAE y da sugerencias adicionales para la evaluación eficaz. (8 minutos)

La Parte 4 (español)

Parent Video/ Sound Beginnings Video Clips

Giving Your Baby a Sound Beginning

Produced by: National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) | English and Spanish View as Streaming Video

Video for parents explaining how and why newborn babies are screened for hearing loss. Available in English and Spanish. (6 min)