Fact Sheet: Child Screening (Hearing Impairment)
Internet URL
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/Childscreening.cfm 
Sponsoring Agency
American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
Description
Many studies have shown that early diagnosis of hearing loss is crucial to the development of speech, language, cognitive, and psychosocial abilities. Treatment is most successful if hearing loss is identified early, preferably within the first month of life. This fact sheet discusses childhood hearing screening, including when a child’s hearing should be tested, how screening is done, signs of hearing loss in children, and what happens if a child has a hearing loss.