This study focused on the hearing-screening procedures used to identif
y children who have hearing losses who were later enrolled in SKIHI p
arent/infant programs throughout the country. Responses to a questionn
aire for 1,404 children indicated that although auditory brainstem res
ponse (ABR) technology provided the lowest mean identification age, in
formal hearing-screening procedures (parental suspicion and referral)
were the procedure of identification for 80% of the children. The data
suggest that formal screening programs are not presently locating the
vast majority of infants who have hearing losses. Recommendations for
professional and parental education in the area of hearing-loss scree
ning are provided.