Before your baby says their first word, their ability to hear it matters. This National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, WTOP explores why early hearing tests are essential for newborns — and what ...

A more advanced screening method has turned a low-cost procedure into a pricier one, drawing complaints. By Jay Hancock After Christine Malik gave birth to her first daughter three years ago, a ...

The newborn hearing screening is designed to detect hearing abnormalities right after birth, since hearing loss is a common congenital condition among infants. In fact, roughly 2 or 3 out of every ...

This type of hearing loss, also known as functional hearing loss and pseudohypacusis, involves a reduction in the hearing ability which is not explained by any anatomic or physiologic irregularities ...

ASHLEY: IN TONIGHT’S EDUCATION ALERT, ALMOST 15% OF SCHOOL-AGED EXPERIENCE SOME LEVEL OF HEARING LOSS. STAN: AND EXPERTS SAY GETTING STUDENTS TESTED SHOULD BE ON A PARENT’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL TO DO LIST.

HUDSON, Ohio (WEWS) — A Northeast Ohio family is celebrating what they are calling a “true miracle.” Their baby boy was born with severe hearing loss, virtually deaf. Little Corbin Grey is now one of ...

A new method for evaluating hearing has received a second patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Work leading to the patent, “Method for Determining Hearing Thresholds in the Absence of ...