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How Audiologists, Pediatricians, and ENTs Can Improve Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention for Families

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  • Develop written information explaining what the newborn hearing screening test is, how it works, and how accurate it is (in terms of percentages).
  • Provide statistics on the chances of hearing loss given failure of various stages of testing.
  • Explain what early intervention entails and why it is important.
  • Compile a list of all local parent/infant programs (including public and private programs for all communication options-provided in American Annals of the Deaf every year in April); meet with teachers and parents in these programs in your area and find out what really goes on.
  • Provide parents with a written report of what tests are performed, why they are performed, and the results.

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