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 ...

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — If you had a child in the last two decades in Ohio, you are familiar with the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening. It’s mandated by state law, thanks to legislation passed in 2002 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Newborn screening in the United States routinely checks every baby, within the first one to two days of birth, to provide critically important information about the child’s health. There are three ...

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 ...

On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this ...

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 ...

A commonly used newborn hearing test shows promise in the early detection of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), new research shows. Results from one of the largest studies of its kind show the auditory ...

A saliva test taken by parents to screen for the leading infectious cause of hearing loss in babies was feasible and well-received, according to a new study. The research led by the Murdoch Children's ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Nearly all newborns already are screened for hearing in South Dakota. The state Department of Health wants to require it for every baby. The department on Thursday held a public ...