A low-cost otoacoustic emission probe and smartphone app performed as well as commercially available devices for hearing loss screening in infants aged younger than 6 months, according to a study ...

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 ...

This test is important because it helps families better understand their child's health, but it's often not accessible to children in other countries because the screening device is expensive.

Grassroots action, often led by mothers, helped steer legislatures in 32 states to pass bills that would require private insurance to cover hearing aids for children. Vermont, Virginia, and ...

The St. Luke’s Foundation has received a grant of $25,501.45 from Variety – the Children’s Charity. The grant will allow for the purchase of a MAICO Easyscreen ABR Screener with Bearphone ...

Other treatments for children with hearing loss include: Hearing aids. Children can begin to use these as young as 1 month old. A hearing specialist will help make sure that your child gets the ...

Rockville , March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global neonatal hearing screening device market is estimated to be US$ 42.5 million in 2024 and is projected to expand with a 4.90% CAGR through ...

A children's charity called Variety, wrote a $25,501.45 grant for the cause. The hospital delivers over 2,000 babies a year in fact, and the current screening technology has conducted quite a few ...

SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Whether at the playground or in the classroom, suffering from unknown hearing loss can put children at a major disadvantage. “It can severely impact them in th… ...