Always trust your instincts and find a pediatric audiologist in your community to test your child's hearing. The sooner the better. Knowing about your child's hearing is important for language and communication development to occur.
The following movie clips (not captioned) are taken from an interview of a mother of an infant with mild, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
Video Resources
What to do if your baby didn't pass the newborn hearing screening and is referred for follow up. In this video parents describe the importance of next steps in the journey. Includes captioned version.
H&V Loss & Found video
This Hands & Voices site was created for families with children who have been referred or are in the care of an audiologist and receiving those services through technology or "telehealth".
Hands & Voices Virtual Waiting Room
If your baby does not pass the newborn hearing screening and is referred for follow up, talk with your doctor. The doctor will refer your baby to a pediatric audiologist for follow-up testing.
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