Beth: Another potential problem is myogenic or muscle noise. In this case, noise refers to anything that interferes with recording the response from the hearing nerve. When the baby moves, myogenic noise is made by the contraction of the muscles. It's really important to minimize the noise during testing. Do you remember any ways the screener tried to cut-down on this type of problem when she screened your son?

Jordan: Well she did ask me to make sure to feed my son before he was screened.

Beth: That's one. There are a number of ways to keep a baby calm during screening - one is like you said, feeding a baby before screening. You should also make sure the baby is swaddled and comfortable. You can use a neck roll for the baby if you think it would provide some comfort. And although a pacifier can calm a baby, sometimes the baby is sucking so hard on the pacifier it may need to be removed after the baby quiets.