title: New technology in infant hearing screening.
abstract: Early identification of hearing loss is critical in enhancing auditory and language skills in the hearing-impaired infant. Various strategies for infant hearing screening are discussed. The current status of technology for screening, including auditory brainstem response audiometry, is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Audiology Division, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Northern
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Gerkin
mesh_terms: D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States