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Problem with baby’s hearing? An intervention checklist

The Journal of Family Practice. 2011 February;60(2):E1-E7
February 1, 2011|The Journal of Family Practice
Victoria A. Williams, BA;Carole E. Johnson, PhD, AUD
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Carole E. Johnson, PhD, AuD
Department of Communication Disorders, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala
johns19@auburn.edu

Craig W. Newman, PhD
Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Jeffrey L. Danhauer, PhD
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of California at Santa Barbara

Victoria A. Williams, BA
Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

The authors reported no potential conflict of interest relevant to this article.

It’s time to make sure infants with positive screens for hearing loss get the follow-up treatment they need—and deserve. This tool can help.

As parents consider the options, be sure they are aware that some children younger than 12 months of age are receiving cochlear implants (sometimes in both ears), that stimulation of both ears is being recommended at earlier ages, and that it is also common for children to use a hearing aid in one ear and a cochlear implant in the other.17,18 Distinguishing among hearing loss types and knowing which treatment options are most effective helps physicians counsel families appropriately about making the best decisions for their children. Some physicians have expressed uncertainties about these issues and have requested additional information on this topic.19 Audiologists can help physicians obtain this information and help them to better counsel families about these options.

CORRESPONDENCE
Carole E. Johnson, PhD, AuD, 1199 Haley Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849; johns19@auburn.edu

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