Levels of evidence: universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) and early hearing detection and intervention systems (EHDI)
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Does universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) result in earlier identification of the hearing loss?
The USPSTF (2001) stated that, “Studies of statewide universal newborn hearing screening programs in the United States have found that the mean age of identification of hearing impairment has decreased from 12 to 13 months before screening programs were introduced to 3–6 months since their introduction.”
Prior to UNHS, the average age of diagnosis of hearing loss in Rhode Island was 20 months, not 12–13 months (Vohr, Carty, Moore, & Letourneau, 1998). No public or private program has ever
Summary
The Colorado studies investigated the relationship of universal newborn hearing screening through logistical regression statistical techniques on a population of 294 children with significant hearing loss. All children meeting the selection criteria were included in the study. The study included children with hearing loss only and excluded those with multiple disabilities. In addition, the Colorado studies investigated the question of early-identification and early intervention for children
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