Screening
of hearingProgramme of enhanced surveillance of hearing for babies and children
- Screening and surveillance of hearing - babies and
children
- Checklist for normal speech and language development in babies from birth - 9 months
- Checklist for development of normal speech and hearing up to 2 years
- Checklist for normal speech and language development at age 3years
- Checklist for normal speech and language development at the pre-school examination
- Child hearing advice leaflet- Is your child hearing well enough?
- Flow chart for Northumberland school entry hearing screening
- Checklist for children at risk for progressive hearing loss
Indications for early referral of neonates for screening of hearing
Should be referred to Mr Meikle at the Freeman Hospital before 6 weeks of age where possible. Children with Downs syndrome should be referred to the Children's Hearing Clinic at Freeman Hospital for testing at the age of 10 months .
- Significant congenital deafness in a first degree relative.
- Serious anomalies of the external auditory meatus.
- Intrauterine viral infections.
- Severe hyperbilirubinaemia (Max SBR in micromol/l >= gestational age x10).
- Exchange transfusion.
- Persistent foetal circulation.
- meningitis.
- Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.
- Clear neurological abnormality.