Dallas Otolaryngology Associates - ABR Pre-sedation Instructions

Your child is scheduled for an Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) to take place in Suite A-107. Please follow the following instructions per the patient’s age.

Newborn to 6 months of age:

NO food, breast milk, milk or formula, etc. 4 hours prior to your appointment time.
Your child may have CLEAR LIQUIDS (apple juice, water, 7-up) up UNTIL 2 hours prior to the appointment time.

6 months of age and older:

NO food, breast milk, milk or formula, etc 6 hours prior to your appointment time.
Your child may have CLEAR LIQUIDS (apple juice, water, 7-up) up UNTIL 2 hours prior to the appointment.
Please deprive your child of sleep the night before the test. (Get your child up early and keep him/her up late.) This will help your child sleep for the procedure.

If your child sleeps with a special doll, stuffed animal or “security” blanket, please bring it to the evaluation.

Please bring a container of clear liquid (i.e. apple juice, Pedialyte, 7-up) for your child to drink after the evaluation is completed. Milk or formula will not be allowed until he/she has had clear liquids.

We realize that it is difficult to keep your child without sleep and without food, however it is very important for the procedure. Please call us at 972-566-7359 if you have any questions or concerns with the food and drink instructions or if your child becomes sick.

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Dallas Otolaryngology
7777 Forest Lane A-103
Dallas, Texas 75230 (audiology lab - A-107)

Phone: 972.566.7600
Fax: 972.566.6560