4 Section One: Early Detection of Hearing Impairment recorded in high-income countries
where EHDI programmes, particularly early identification programmes, are well established …

Sufficient evidence exists to support increased efforts towards early hearing detection and
intervention (EHDI) in South Africa. Regardless of the proven benefit of EHDI for the hearing …

" Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is the gold standard for any practising
audiologist, and for families of infants and children with hearing impairment. Yet EHDI …

This chapter explores the feasibility of implementing early detection of hearing impairment
through infant hearing screening in various South African health care contexts, including …

The goal of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is to provide children with
hearing impairment with optimal and timely opportunities to develop linguistic, literacy and …

Children with hearing loss who happen to reside in Africa deserve the chance to develop
according to their potential as much as their peers living in more affluent regions. This …

The principles of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) state that hearing loss
should be identified and amplification fitted by the age of 6 months. The fact that the first …

Implementation of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is a significant challenge
in the South African context, despite its documented benefits. South Africa, like other low and …

Review of published literature related to early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI)
services in South Africa (SA) between 1995 and 2014 has highlighted progress in terms of …

Early detection of hearing impairment in children with a consequent timely and effective
intervention programme is necessary to minimise the negative effects on the development of …