In the NICU, it’s standard to perform a hearing test called the ABR: Auditory Brainstem Response. Due to background noise like oxygen machines & prematurity, it’s more likely for premature babies to fail the ABR. Ariana did.The nurses reassured us, false fails happen. She’d be retested in a week. The nurse in this video said, “Look how much she reacts to the mobile” and mentioned how she would jump at clicking noises.But Ari failed her 2nd ABR, and then again at discharge. She was eventually dia

The hearing test known as the brainstem auditory evoked response...