Guideline for neonatal hearing screening. Manual. Medical Services Development Section, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (2014)
Abstract
Hearing loss is one of the most common major abnormalities present at birth and if undetected, will impair speech, language and cognitive development (Kemper & Downs, 2000;
Cunningham & Cox, 2003) According to WHO (2009) around 0.5 to 5 in every 1000 neonates and infants have congenital hearing loss.
The critical period for language and speech development is generally within the first 3 years of life. Children who are identified with hearing loss between birth and 6 months of age and received immediate interventions have significantly higher cognitive, language and social development (Yoshinaga-Itano, 1995). Therefore, a neonatal hearing screening is the best mean to minimize the adverse effects of hearing loss.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Manual) |
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| Keywords: | Neonates, Congenital, Hearing loss, Audiological diagnosis, Pediatric nursing |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Nursing |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2022 04:04 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2022 04:04 |
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