Newborn Hearing Screening — A Silent Revolution

Cynthia C. Morton(Brigham and Women's Hospital), Walter E. Nance(Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center)
New England Journal of Medicine
May 17, 2006
10.1056/nejmra050700
Cited by 1,695

Abstract

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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