A new awareness campaign profiled in the “ASHA LeaderLive” aims to educate the public about the occurrence of undetected hearing loss in children who pass initial screenings, and the potential language and developmental delays that may follow.
The NAL report was funded by the Government through the Department of Health and provides a comprehensive picture of hearing health in Australia, along with recommended hearing health awareness messages and strategies for seven key target groups within the Australian population.
The manual includes audiogram examples on a varying level of complexity (basic, intermediate, and advanced), accompanied by official interpretations, matching the specific interpretation method recommended by the authors.
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s found that for newborns who fail initial hearing screenings at birth hospitals, targeted intervention helps improve follow-up rates by 70%, particularly for infants of low-income mothers.
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ASHA is asking for help in getting additional Senate cosponsors on legislation to reauthorize the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act (S. 2424). The extended bill would reauthorize the federal portion of this initiative for the next 5 years.
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Teresa Ching, PhD, head of hearing rehabilitation procedures research at the NAL in Australia, gave the 10th Annual Marion Downs lecture, “Population Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss: Early Treatment is Critical but Not Sufficient” on April 15, 2016 at AudiologyNOW! in Phoenix.
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Experts discuss improving outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing at Friends of Hearing Caucus Briefing Luncheon in Washington, DC on June 11, 2015.
Read MoreUniversity of the Pacific is launching the second of only two audiology doctorate programs in California, aiming to confer 22 doctorate degrees per year.
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