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(Pediatrics in Review. 2008;29:e72-e73.)
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

In Brief

In Brief: Development of Children Who Have Hearing Impairment

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Benefits of Early Intervention for Children With Hearing Loss. Yoshinaga-Itano C. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1999;32 :1089 –1102[CrossRef][Medline] Management of the Hearing-impaired Infant. Sirimanna KS. Semin Neonatol. 2001;6 :511 –519[Medline] Language Development: A Sensory Development and Signal Perspective. Hecox KE. Language, Communication, and the Brain. 1988;77 –86 Year 2000 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs. Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH). Am J Audiol. 2000;9 :9 –29[Free Full Text]

In 1993, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders released a consensus statement concluding that all infants should be screened for hearing loss by 3 months of age. Over the next 1 to 2 years, the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing endorsed universal hearing screening. However, it was not until the late 1990s that universal hearing screening was widely available in many communities.

Screening for hearing problems in newborns is important for many reasons. First, newborns are not identified easily as having hearing impairment on an observational basis. Even infants who are known to have moderate-to-profound deafness "startle" to sound, laugh, and babble. Second, hearing impairment in newborns is two times more common . . . [Full Text of this Article]


Cheryl D. Tierney, MD, MPH
Patrick J. Brown, MD
 Baystate Children's Hospital
Behavior and Developmental Pediatrics
Springfield, Mass

Janet R. Serwint, MD, Consulting Editor, In Brief




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