Diagnosis of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD)

How Is Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder Diagnosed?

Understanding Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder ANSD

Ariana failed all three of her hearing tests. Two while she was in the NICU and another with an audiologist after she was discharged. We were told she was deaf. The way we were told is a painful story for another time but it was an awful experience. She was diagnosed with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder ANSD. It is a condition where sound reaches the cochlea but the nerve does not properly signal to the brainstem. On her ABR testing she had zero response in both ears though the right was m