The incidence of sensorineural hearing loss ranges from 1 to 3 per 1,000 live births in term healthy neonates, and 2–4 per 100 in high-risk infants, a 10-fold increase. Early identification and ...

One in 300 babies will have a hearing loss, which is the most common birth defect. Good hearing is important for a baby’s learning and speech development. For this reason, Utah law requires that every ...

Purpose: Bedside newborn hearing screening is highly successful in identifying deaf or hard-of-hearing infants. However, newborn hearing screening protocols have high loss to follow-up rates. We ...