Frequently used abbreviations

Abbreviation	Description
AABR	Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
ABR	Auditory Brainstem Response
APGAR	Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, Respiration
AoDC	Advisor on Deaf Children
AN/AD	Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Dyssynchrony
BOA	Behavioural Observation Audiometry
CI	Cochlea Implant
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
C/S	Caesarean Section
dBHL	Decibel Hearing Level
DEANZ	Deaf Education Aotearoa /New Zealand
DHB	District Health Board
DNA	Did Not Attend
DPOAE	Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions
EHDI	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
EIP	Early Intervention Programme
ENT	Ear Nose and Throat
GP	General Practitioner
GSE	Group Special Education
HIEDI	Hearing Impairment Early Detection and Intervention
Hz (kHz)	Hertz (kilohertz) – sound frequency measure
IHC	Inner Hair Cell
LMC	Lead Maternity Carer
MoE	Ministry of Education
MoH	Ministry of Health
MSD	Ministry of Social Development
NAC	National Audiology Centre
NHC	National Health Committee (NZ)
NICU	Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NSU	National Screening Unit
NZQA	New Zealand Qualifications Authority
OAE	Otoacoustic Emissions
OHC	Outer Hair Cell
OME	Otitis Media with Effusion
PCHL	Permanent Congenital Hearing Loss
SCBU	Special Care Baby Unit
SLT	Speech and Language Therapist
SN	Sensorineural
TEOAE	Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions
UNHS	Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
UNHSP	Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
VHT	Vision Hearing Technician