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Hearing impaired neonate: Role of the paediatrician
Author(s) -
Mutton Patricia E,
Peacock Kenneth M
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00877.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hearing impaired , audiology , pediatrics , language development , developmental psychology , psychology
Electrophysiological screening of the hearing of newborn infants has demonstrated that hearing impaired infants can be successfully detected soon after birth. 1 There is much evidence to support the belief that the early fitting of hearing aids when needed (at less than 6 months of age) and guided early language stimulation can result in good outcomes in the language of deaf children. 2,3 The paediatrician and family doctor play key roles in ensuring these outcomes.