What to do if your newborn baby fails hearing screening

With the advancement of medical technology, many infant diseases can now be detected in the mother's womb, and some can be detected when they are just born, so that they can be discovered and treated early. Nowadays, all babies have to undergo hearing screening as soon as they are born. However, due to various factors, many babies fail the first hearing screening. What should we do if our baby fails the hearing screening?

1 Those who fail the initial screening should be rescreened within 42 days. The re-screening instrument is the same as the primary screening.

2 Infants and young children who fail the rescreening should receive an audiological and medical evaluation at 3 months of age to determine whether they have congenital or permanent hearing loss within 6 months of age so that intervention can be implemented.

3 All infants and young children confirmed to have permanent hearing loss should receive intervention within 6 months of age, including speech amplification and hearing aid fitting. For children with bilateral severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss who have no obvious effect after using hearing aids for 3-6 months, a cochlear implant preoperative evaluation should be performed at around 10 months of age, and it is recommended that cochlear implant surgery be performed as early as possible. Intervention programs should be based on diagnostic evidence, multiple informed choices, family traditions and culture, and religious beliefs, and should be conducted by experienced professionals and approved by guardians. Ideally, infants and young children with hearing loss would be placed in a one-to-one system to achieve the best intervention effect.

4Early hearing detection and intervention should be family-centered, so that families know all information about hearing loss and its treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation. The rights of infants, young children and their families should be ensured, including technical services for hearing aids, cochlear implants and other assistive devices, and attention should be paid to protecting privacy.

After reading the above introduction, we know what to do if the newborn fails the hearing screening. Therefore, parents should not panic if their baby does not pass the first hearing screening. They must follow up with the doctor in a timely manner. Moreover, if the baby really has hearing problems, early detection is crucial to the rehabilitation and treatment of the baby's hearing.