title: Overcoming a silent challenge.
abstract: Hearing loss for infants and young children is a silent and hidden limitation. Early diagnosis and intervention can minimize consequences of hearing loss and maximize speech-language acquisition for affected children.
authors.affiliation: Michigan Department Community of Health, Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dimon
mesh_terms: D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence