Universal screening for infant hearing impairment: simple, beneficial, and presently justified

K R White; A B Maxon

doi:10.1016/0165-5876(95)01165-8

Universal screening for infant hearing impairment: simple, beneficial, and presently justified

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1995 Jul;32(3):201-11. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01165-8.

Authors

K R White¹, A B Maxon

Affiliation

¹ Early Intervention Research Institute, Utah State University, Logan 84322-6580, USA.

PMID: 7665267
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01165-8

Abstract

In a recent article, Bess and Paradise (Pediatrics 93 (1994) 330-334) rejected the recommendation of the National Institutes of Health that all infants be screened for hearing loss on being released from their birthing hospital. This article responds to their objections with data from the literature and operational newborn hearing screening programs. These data show that universal newborn hearing screening is practicable, effective, cost-efficient, and safe, and concludes that such programs should be implemented without further delay.

MeSH terms

Audiometry, Evoked Response
Consensus Development Conferences, NIH as Topic
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Costs and Cost Analysis
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Health Policy
Hearing Disorders / diagnosis
Hearing Disorders / prevention & control*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Neonatal Screening* / economics
Neonatal Screening* / methods
Neonatal Screening* / statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
United States