Hearing care begins as soon as birth!
The Newborn Hearing Screening Test helps identify babies who have permanent hearing loss as early as possible. This means parents can get the support and advice they need right from the start.
1 to 2 babies in every 1,000 are born with permanent hearing loss in 1 or both ears.
This increases to about 1 in every 100 babies who have spent more than 48 hours in intensive care.Most of these babies are born into families with no history of permanent hearing loss.
How is the newborn hearing test done?
The newborn hearing test is called the Automated Otoacoustic Emission (AOAE) Test. It takes just a few minutes.
A small soft-tipped earpiece is placed in your baby's ear and gentle clicking sounds are played.
Request a hearing test if your baby is
- Born with Jaundice
- Has a low birth weight
- After a difficult labor
- Spends time in intensive care due to complications
As your child grows, be sure to avoid exposure to loud noise, ear cleaning, dirt and harmful objects in and around the ear to repeal hearing loss.
Remember that Hearing care is primary care.
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