Autism can be diagnosed by a hearing test at birth

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Autistic children can be diagnosed at birth with a simple hearing test that will allow treatments to begin years before symptoms appear, to be more effective, suggests a new study.

According to the Daily Mail website, this method measures pressure changes in the middle ear in response to sounds, while assessing sensitivity and response times over a wide range of frequencies.

This device is called audio,stapedial", A non-surgical reflex test that can be used in infants without compromising their health.

There is a strong relationship between hearing loss and autism, suggesting that newborns with hearing problems can be monitored to detect a neurodevelopmental developmental disorder.

Professor Randy Cololiza of Stupid Medicine at Lake Erie College, Pennsylvania, hopes that this will lead to a screening program for all children, pointing out that very early in life, the brain is very plastic, which means that literally solving these problems.

Children with autism spectrum disordersTSA) Have problems with communication and social interaction and are subject to frequent behavior.