This document is a supplement to the year 2007 position statement of the Joint Committee
on Infant Hearing and provides comprehensive guidelines for establishing strong early …

This document is a supplement to the recommendations in the year 2007 position statement
of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 1 and provides comprehensive guidelines …

BACKGROUND It has long been recognized that unidentified hearing loss at birth can
adversely affect speech and language development as well as academic achievement and …

Background: Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS) programs aim to reduce the age of
identification and intervention of infants with hearing loss. It is generally accepted that NHS …

For early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs to succeed, support
throughout the health care system and especially among pediatricians is vital. Information is …

the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (1994) reported that infants with hearing loss should
be identified by 3 months of age and should receive intervention by 6 months of age. In a …

Levels of evidence differ according to the audience addressed. Implementation of universal
newborn hearing screening requires responses to a complex myriad of diverse groups: the …

Identifying and treating children with congenital hearing loss during the first few months of
life is a relatively new concept. To assist states in the development of statewide Early …

Abstract This Call to Action is the eighth and final article in this special issue on Family-
Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and …

Congenital hearing loss affects one to three of every 1,000 live born infants (1) and
negatively impacts children through delayed speech, language, social, and emotional …