What Does your baby’s hearing screening result mean?
When a baby does not pass the screening, it does not mean that he/she has hearing loss. Baby with normal hearing can fail the newborn hearing screening due to: • Vernix (a waxy coating) in the ear canal • Movement or crying during the test • Fluid in the middle ear Therefore, it is very important to take your baby for follow up testing. This is the best way to be sure about the baby’s hearing.
Neonatal Hearing Screening (NHS) Program Understanding Normal Hearing & Speech Development Milestones
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Can a baby pass the hearing screening and still have hearing loss?
Yes, and can it can be due to: • Some mild hearing loss may not be picked up by the screening test. • Some baby has hearing loss that is not present at birth and develop after that.
Reference Your Baby’s Hearing and Communicative Development Checklist. (2017, March 6). NIDCD. https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/your-babys-hearing-and-communicative-development-checklist Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Year 2019 position statement: principles and guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention programs. J Early Hear Detect Interv. 2019;4(2):1–44. doi: 10.15142/fptk-b748.
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