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Behavioral observation audiometry

Behavioral observation audiometry (BOA) is a type of audiometry done in children less than six months old.

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Behavioral observation audiometry (BOA) is a type of audiometry (a test of hearing for ability to recognize pitch, volume, etc.) done in children less than six months old.123

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  1. "Hearing Tests for Children - Pediatric Audiology - Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD)". Chadkids.org.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Karikoski, JO; Marttila, TI; Jauhiainen, T (1998). "Behavioural observation audiometry in testing young hearing-impaired children". Scandinavian Audiology. 27 (3): 183–7. doi:10.1080/010503998422700. PMID 9728780.