Hearing Screening Tests
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), almost 12,000 babies are born each year in the United States with a hearing impairment.
Hearing screening test, newborn: Screening of the newborn baby's ability to hear.
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Newborn infant hearing screening programs are designed to identify hearing loss in infants shortly after birth. All states have implemented these screening protocols within hospitals and birthing clinics.
New Jersey mandated hearing screening of babies with risk factors for late onset or progressive hearing loss in 1980. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening was mandated effective January 2002.
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Hearing screening varies by state. Some screen only high-risk neonates (see Table 1: Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: High-Risk Factors for Hearing Deficits in Neonates); others screen all.
Hearing Screening Tests for Newborns
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Even with Universal Newborn Hearing Screenings (UNHS) being mandated in 37 states in the USA, sometimes children with hearing loss remain undetected at birth.
A hearing screening may be completed. At times, the child or adult is referred for formal hearing assessment.
Sharp-affiliated audiologists offer free hearing screenings throughout the county. To sign up, call 1-800-82-SHARP (1-800-827-4277) or go to Hearing Screening in Classes & Screenings.
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Over 30 states in the United States now have mandatory hearing screenings of newborns. Early treatment of hearing loss can allow many infants to develop normal language skills without delay.
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Because of these risks, many health organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommend universal infant hearing screening.
The American Academy of Paediatrics recommends regular hearing screening at each visit and a more formal test between 3 or 4 years of age.
Congenital deafness may present at birth and it is the aim of newborn hearing screening to identify these babies at an early age. Some congenital conditions may not become evident until the child is older.
There is currently no effective way to prevent congenital or genetic deafness. Hearing screening for newborns can help insure that hearing loss in young babies is detected and treated at the earliest possible stage.
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There is a universal infant hearing screening program being proposed throughout the country, and it is very important that we support that to identify hearing loss as soon as possible and get hearing aids on hearing impaired children.
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