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 ...

Before your baby says their first word, their ability to hear it matters. This National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, WTOP explores why early hearing tests are essential for newborns — and what ...

If there are problems with speech and social development for newborns, hearing loss could be at the root of it. Medical experts say that testing for hearing problems early in a baby's life is very ...

Hospitals are trying to catch the problem of hearing loss in infants as early as possible. Cortina Harris is more than happy to have nurses at Rex Hospital test her baby girl, Sydney, for problems.

Early hearing loss often goes undetected, quietly shaping a child’s ability to speak, learn and connect. A quick test at ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost all U.S. hospitals screen babies for hearing loss shortly after they’re born. The brief test helps detect signs of deafness and ...

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 ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A new law took effect Sunday to help with early detection of a virus that causes hearing loss and other serious health issues in infants. Senate Bill 292 requires hospitals ...

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 ...

Minnesota is the first U.S. state to universally test newborns for cytomegalovirus, an easily transmissible virus and a leading cause of infant hearing loss and congenital birth defects. The ...

On World Hearing Day, hearing experts and specialists from Michigan ENT & Allergy Specialists are advocating for early ...

Venerannda Leon Guerrero cradled her slumbering infant in her arms in a CEDDERS testing center at the University of Guam as she watched an audiologist in Colorado conduct a diagnostic test to ...