{"id":7954,"date":"2014-05-12T15:47:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/?p=7954"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T18:28:12","slug":"can-newborn-hearing-test-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/language-development\/can-newborn-hearing-test-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can A Newborn Hearing Test Tell You?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What Can A Newborn Hearing Test Tell You?<\/p><\/div>\n

In one word? Plenty! According to the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management <\/a>at Utah State University, \u201cLeft undetected, hearing impairments in infants can negatively impact speech and language acquisition, academic achievement, and social and emotional development.\u201d When a newborn is tested and diagnosed with hearing loss early, there are effective intervention strategies to help your child achieve normal, or nearly normal speech, language and hearing milestones as she grows up.<\/p>\n

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A Newborn Hearing Test?<\/h2>\n

Did you know that newborn hearing loss is one of the most frequently occurring disorders present at birth? 3 babies out of 1000 are born with some degree of hearing loss. \u00a0Babies begin to learn from the minute they are born, and one of the ways they take in the world is through hearing.\u00a0Most hospitals conduct a newborn hearing test before the baby is discharged from the hospital. You can expect the results of the hearing test to be included in your child\u2019s medical records by the time you leave the hospital. \u00a0If your child\u2019s hearing test results are questionable or not within the normal range, your doctor will contact you for follow up and most likely refer you to an audiologist.\u00a0 Not all babies who test out of the norm are at risk for hearing loss \u2013 there are other factors that may have had an effect on the testing such as excess vernix in the ear, fluid in the ear, or even because your child was crying and wiggling too much for the testing to be completely accurate.<\/p>\n

Even if your child passed her newborn hearing test with results in the normal range, it\u2019s important to be aware of the hearing progress milestones to ensure that your bundle of joy is progressing normally. Sometimes hearing loss will show up later in childhood due to illness, chronic ear infections, or certain genetic conditions. \u00a0Here are general hearing milestones:<\/a><\/p>\n

Two months old<\/h3>\n