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Hearing screen
Test to examine the hearing of a newborn infant. It is now a national recommendation that all newborn infants have a hearing screening test to be sure the infant is able to hear. If the infant does not pass the hearing-screening test, it does not mean the infant is deaf. It does mean additional testing needs to be done. Congenital hearing loss occurs in about 1 out of 1,000 infants.
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Date Last Modified: 08/26/2003 14:55