title: The otolaryngologist's role in newborn hearing screening and early intervention.
abstract: Infant hearing loss is common. Screening is performed in more than 98% of US infants. Otolaryngologists play an important role in identification and management of infants and children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Otolaryngologists should routinely assess for hearing screening results and intervene for screens not passed. Long-term follow-up and reassessment of patients with hearing loss is an ongoing component of otolaryngology practice. This article reviews the otolaryngologist's role in the management of infants and children who are deaf or hard of hearing from screening to intervention and management.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1 Children's Way, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA. Electronic address: bowercharlesm@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bower
authors.affiliation: Family Focused Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, Department of Otolaryngology, Dallas Children's Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75207, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: St John
mesh_terms: D061345:Early Medical Intervention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States
keywords: Auditory evoked response; Early intervention; Hearing loss; Hearing screening; Newborn; Otoacoustic emissions