title: Protocol for the provision of amplification within the Ontario infant hearing program.
abstract: This document describes the protocol for the provision of amplification to infants and preschool children registered with the Ontario infant hearing program (OIHP) in Canada. The provision of amplification includes the prescription and dispensing of hearing instruments to infants and preschool children identified with permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) in the province of Ontario. The first section deals with the structure and processes of the program, while the second section specifies the clinical procedures that are applied in providing hearing instruments to infants and young children with hearing impairment.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Audiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. bagatto@nca.uwo.ca
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bagatto
authors.forename: Susan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Scollie
authors.forename: Martyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seewald
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D001299:Audiometry; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009313:National Health Programs; D009864:Ontario; D018579:Patient Selection; D055656:Prescriptions; D013997:Time Factors