Objective:To explore the risk factors for premature infants with failed hearing screening. Methods:Clinical data of 665 premature infants were analyzed by Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Risk factors for premature infants who failed hearing screening were identified. Results:Totally 20.8% premature infants failed hearing screening. Single factor analysis indicated that gestational age,birth weight,hyperbilirubinemia,bilirubin encephalopathy,neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE),neonatal syphilis,pyogenic meningitis,neonatal asphyxia might be the risk factors for failed hearing screening in premature infants(P<0.05). Multivariate analysis indicated that gestational age,birth weight,hyperbilirubinemia,HIE,syphilis,asphyxia were risk factors for failed hearing screening(respective OR:2.927,2.627,2.956,1.813,5.971,and 1.906). Conclusion:Gestational age <34 weeks,birth weight<1 500 g,hyperbilirubinemia,HIE,syphilis,asphyxia are risk factors of failed hearing screening in premature infants and effective measures should be taken.