Status: Getting worse
Most Recent Data:
61.0
percent
(2020)
Target:
79.2
percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
75.0
percent of infants who did not pass the hearing screening test received diagnostic audiologic evaluation for hearing loss no later than 3 months of age in 2017
Increase the proportion of infants who did not pass the hearing screening test that receive diagnostic audiologic evaluation for hearing loss no later than 3 months of age
Data Source: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey (EHDI/HSFS), CDC/NCBDDD
Summary
Children with hearing loss may have delays in the development of speech, social, and emotional skills. Guidelines recommend that infants who show signs of hearing loss at a newborn screening be evaluated by age 3 months so they can get help if needed. Community, state, and federal systems that require newborn hearing screening and follow-up evaluations are key to addressing hearing loss early.