Article
[Neonatal hearing screening].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 25 Mar 2000
Oudesluys-Murphy A M, van Straaten H L, Ens-Dokkum M H, Kauffman-de Boer M A
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 1 to 2 per thousand live-born infants suffer from a serious perceptive hearing loss. Normal hearing from birth is essential for optimal human development (language and speech, social and emotional development, communicative skills and learning). The earlier the hearing loss is diagnosed the better the prognosis for the infant with a hearing impairment. Suitable methods are now available for neonatal...
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