It was an honor to met Dr. Franco Abes who's behind the idea of coming up with an app that can check the hearing of the newborns. It is through Smart Communications that the app is developed and is still in its finalization stage. Dr. Abes even donated a set of the kit for us to test and use.
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| the donated kit for Voice Test app with Smart Communications and staff of Cataract Foundation |
In 8 March, we went to a Well Family Clinic, a birthing center, in Cadiz City to test the app. It was the first field testing.
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| Birthing Center in Cadiz City |
It was fun testing the app. We did the OAE test first then confirmed with the Voice Test app. The Voice Test app mainly screens for newborns with profound hearing loss so it should not replace the Newborn Hearing Screening test but compliment. The advantage of the app is that data will directly go to Cloud and referrals can be made for those who fail.
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| OAE - otoacoustic emission test |
There was a baby tested the second time as it failed the first screening and then failed again. When tested with the Voice Test app, there was a reaction so we are assuming that at least the baby is definitely not with profound hearing loss but a follow-up tests can be done to check the degree of hearing loss.
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| the Voice Test app testing |
There were lots of learning but it's a good thing and we're excited to test it out with more newborns.
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| inside the birthing clinic with a mother and her child |
Way to go but we do what we can to identify newborns with hearing loss and make early intervention.
