The otolaryngologist's role in newborn hearing screening and early intervention.

Otolaryngol Clin North Am

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.

Published: October 2014

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.

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