"Collodion baby": A unique challenge for newborn hearing screening

Kayla M Jasper; Philip Gaudreau; Todd V Cartee; Brian K Reilly

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.12.009

"Collodion baby": A unique challenge for newborn hearing screening

Am J Otolaryngol. 2016 May-Jun;37(3):263-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.12.009. Epub 2015 Dec 30.

Authors

Kayla M Jasper¹, Philip Gaudreau², Todd V Cartee³, Brian K Reilly⁴

Affiliations

¹ Bachelor of Science in Biology, The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 I St NW, Washington DC. Electronic address: kmjasper@gwu.edu.
² Division of Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC. Electronic address: pgaudrea@childrensnational.org.
³ Department of Dermatology, Penn State Hershey Dermatology, 500 University Drive, UPC 1, Suite 100, Hershey, PA. Electronic address: todd.cartee@gmail.com.
⁴ Division of Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC. Electronic address: breilly@childrensnational.org.

PMID: 27178521
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.12.009

Abstract

We present an infant with collodion membrane who had an obstructed external auditory canal, causing the infant to fail her newborn hearing screen (otoacoustic emissions) bilaterally. An auditory brainstem response (ABR) test was deferred due to the reported increased risk of infections in these babies. Meticulous but gentle debridement of the membranes on the external auditory canal, using a combination of otic drops (ofloxacin), emollients (baby oil/mineral oil), and suctioning, permitted the infant to ultimately pass otoacoustic emissions bilaterally and subsequent serial audiograms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Female
Hearing Disorders / diagnosis*
Hearing Disorders / etiology*
Hearing Disorders / therapy
Humans
Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital / complications*
Infant, Newborn
Neonatal Screening
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous