Without newborn hearing screening and special tests, the signs of hearing loss can be very hard to find. (caringforkids.cps.ca)
The Southampton team believes these new results support the case for national governments to fund universal newborn hearing screening programs that increase the rates of early confirmation of hearing difficulties in the many developed and developing countries where screening programs for deafness are currently under discussion, but not yet adopted as national policy. (sciencedaily.com)
Connolly and colleagues reported that the mean age of hearing loss identification after the enactment of the universal newborn hearing screen program during 1997 — 2001 was 3.9 months. (academic.oup.com)