Before your baby says their first word, their ability to hear it matters. This National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, WTOP explores why early hearing tests are essential for newborns — and what ...

Hospitals are trying to catch the problem of hearing loss in infants as early as possible. Cortina Harris is more than happy to have nurses at Rex Hospital test her baby girl, Sydney, for problems.

If there are problems with speech and social development for newborns, hearing loss could be at the root of it. Medical experts say that testing for hearing problems early in a baby's life is very ...

Early hearing loss often goes undetected, quietly shaping a child’s ability to speak, learn and connect. A quick test at ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. (KWWL) - When you walk into the doors of St. Luke's Center for Women and Children's Health, you will find nurses monitoring newborns very intently. Furthermore, you will often find ...

Mere hours after birth, most newborns are tested for two things: whether they have signs of hearing loss and whether they have any of a range of rare conditions that could severely impact their health ...

On World Hearing Day, hearing experts and specialists from Michigan ENT & Allergy Specialists are advocating for early ...

Sixty-five percent of American babies are tested for hearing loss, up from 25 percent just two years ago, according to a new state-by-state report. Utah State University statistician Karl White, who ...

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A 4-month-old’s face lights up as new hearing aids help her hear mom’s voice for the first time, a milestone her family ...

Early hearing loss often goes undetected, quietly shaping a child's ability to speak, learn and connect. A quick test at birth could change that trajectory - yet too many of SA's infants are never ...