Newborn children were not usually screened for hearing deficiency in the past. This was primarily because the technology to do so did not exist as yet. This resulted in lifelong problems with speech ...

(KUTV) Approximately six out of every one-thousand babies are born with permanent hearing loss. “If a baby is born with hearing loss, it’s an invisible thing that you really can’t tell at first,” says ...

This Viewpoint offers a guide to the latest clinical and research articles of value to advanced practice nurses and other clinicians. A variety of conditions can cause loss of hearing in a newborn ...

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — If you had a child in the last two decades in Ohio, you are familiar with the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening. It’s mandated by state law, thanks to legislation passed in 2002 ...

All newborn babies should undergo a hearing test when they’re a newborn. WTOP dug into what you should know when it comes to ...

Researchers have created a newborn hearing screening system that uses cheap earbuds and a smartphone instead of an expensive commercial device. Newborns across the United States are screened to check ...

Hearing loss of ≥ 30 dB will interfere with the normal development of speech and language. Techniques used to assess hearing of infants, ages 3 months and younger, must be capable of detecting hearing ...

More than 100,000 newborns are tested in Illinois ever year.

Each year, about 800 babies are born with hearing impairment in Taiwan, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said on ...

Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) has taken another important step in advancing child health with the recent launch of ...

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has celebrated 20 years of its the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. The programme, launched on September 1, 2005, screens around 5,000 babies each year across ...

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has celebrated 20 years of its the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. The programme, ...