Hearing tests can be classified into two main types: diagnostic and screening. Screening tests that employ pure tone audiometry via basic air conduction are utilized to rapidly assess whether more ...

Newborn children were not usually screened for hearing deficiency in the past. This was primarily because the technology to do so did not exist as yet. This resulted in lifelong problems with speech ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A smartphone-based device performed comparably to a traditional otoacoustic emission probe for screening. The ...

Newborns are routinely screened for hearing loss; screening typically occurs in the newborn nursery and newborn intensive care unit. Understanding the process and outcomes of initial hearing screening ...

Researchers have created a newborn hearing screening system that uses cheap earbuds and a smartphone instead of an expensive commercial device. Newborns across the United States are screened to check ...

Many parents think that a newborn will respond to sounds as they get older, but hearing problems often go unnoticed. Early ...

A comprehensive eight-year study examining audiological outcomes of newborns screened for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) through universal screening demonstrates the critical importance of early ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amplifon Hearing Health Care, the leading independent provider of hearing benefit solutions in the U.S., has launched its virtual care program to increase hearing loss ...

Hearing loss of ≥ 30 dB will interfere with the normal development of speech and language. Techniques used to assess hearing of infants, ages 3 months and younger, must be capable of detecting hearing ...