UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING - THE COLORADO STORY

Authors
DOWNS MP
Citation
Mp. Downs, UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING - THE COLORADO STORY, International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 32(3), 1995, pp. 257-259
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology,Pediatrics
Journal title
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655876
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
257 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5876(1995)32:3<257:UNHS-T>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The Colorado State Public Health Department inaugurated a state-wide p rogram of universal newborn hearing screening in 1992. A preliminary r eport covers the screening of 14494 infants. 95% passed the screening tests, 5% failed. Of the failures, 6% were found with confirmed hearin g losses. The average cost per test was $25.00. Research from the Univ ersity of Colorado confirms that children receiving intervention by 3 months perform significantly higher at 40 months than those identified later.