Detection of hearing loss in infancy.
A neonatal hearing screening programme and a nine-month at risk hearing screening programme are analysed. Neither contributed significantly to the detection of deaf infants though nine month at risk screening can be worthwhile if well administered. Age of detection data for deaf pre-schoolers in New Zealand are presented. The responsibility of all professionals in contact with the infant population for early detection and referral of deaf infants is stressed.
D000367:Age Factors; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening; D009520:New Zealand; D012306:Risk; D012409:Rubella / Q000151:congenital