The effectiveness of two infant hearing screening programmes in New Zealand.
Early detection of congenital hearing loss is vital. A neonatal hearing screening programme and a 9 month at risk hearing screening programme are analysed. Neither contributed significantly to the detection of deaf infants, though 9 month at risk screening can be worthwhile if well administered. Age of detection data for deaf preschoolers in New Zealand are presented.
D000367:Age Factors; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening; D009520:New Zealand; D012189:Retrospective Studies