Newborn hearing screening—a silent revolution

CC Morton, WE Nance - New England Journal of Medicine, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
CC Morton, WE Nance
New England Journal of Medicine, 2006Mass Medical Soc
The implementation of universal screening programs to detect hearing defects in newborns
has dramatically increased the identification of hearing loss in infants. Recent advances in
understanding the nature and causes of prelingual hearing loss, combined with advances in
technology, suggest that further improvement in these programs can readily be achieved.
The implementation of universal screening programs to detect hearing defects in newborns has dramatically increased the identification of hearing loss in infants. Recent advances in understanding the nature and causes of prelingual hearing loss, combined with advances in technology, suggest that further improvement in these programs can readily be achieved.
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