School- Age Hearing Screenings
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Hearing Screenings in Schools - ANS ✔✔Used to identify individuals who may need a
comprehensive hearing evaluation and/or medical management of hearing loss
By school age, how many children in the US exhibit some level/type of hearing loss at least 16
dB HL - ANS ✔✔15%
If a conservative incidence of 3-4% is used - ANS ✔✔approximately 1-2 million children have
some degree of hearing loss
Hearing loss in school-age children may affect - ANS ✔✔Speech and language abilities
Socioemotional development
Academic performance
Effects of Hearing Loss in Childhood - ANS ✔✔Hearing Loss --> Reduced Speech Perception -->
Speech/Language Delay --> Reduced Academic Achievement --> Lowered self- esteem -->
isolation
Goal is to identify children with hearing loss who - ANS ✔✔Were not identified with newborn
hearing screening
Were lost to follow-up after a failed newborn hearing screening
, Have hearing loss that is restricted to a frequency range
Have minimal hearing loss
Have progressive hearing loss
Have delayed-onset hearing loss
Have unilateral hearing loss
Roles of the SLP in Hearing Screenings - ANS ✔✔Collaborating with audiologists in the
development of screening protocols, equipment selection and quality improvement
Performing hearing screenings
Referring children who do not pass screening for audio logic, medical and/or other professional
services as indicated
Referring children who are difficult t test to an audiologist
Communicating screening results to families, including recommendations for timely follow-up
Sharing screening results with appropriate program and/or school representatives, state public
health agencies, state EHDI programs for children under 3 years, primary care physicians, and
diagnostic audiology centers as indicated
Providing counseling and education for families, educators, and other service providers
questions with complete solutions
Hearing Screenings in Schools - ANS ✔✔Used to identify individuals who may need a
comprehensive hearing evaluation and/or medical management of hearing loss
By school age, how many children in the US exhibit some level/type of hearing loss at least 16
dB HL - ANS ✔✔15%
If a conservative incidence of 3-4% is used - ANS ✔✔approximately 1-2 million children have
some degree of hearing loss
Hearing loss in school-age children may affect - ANS ✔✔Speech and language abilities
Socioemotional development
Academic performance
Effects of Hearing Loss in Childhood - ANS ✔✔Hearing Loss --> Reduced Speech Perception -->
Speech/Language Delay --> Reduced Academic Achievement --> Lowered self- esteem -->
isolation
Goal is to identify children with hearing loss who - ANS ✔✔Were not identified with newborn
hearing screening
Were lost to follow-up after a failed newborn hearing screening
, Have hearing loss that is restricted to a frequency range
Have minimal hearing loss
Have progressive hearing loss
Have delayed-onset hearing loss
Have unilateral hearing loss
Roles of the SLP in Hearing Screenings - ANS ✔✔Collaborating with audiologists in the
development of screening protocols, equipment selection and quality improvement
Performing hearing screenings
Referring children who do not pass screening for audio logic, medical and/or other professional
services as indicated
Referring children who are difficult t test to an audiologist
Communicating screening results to families, including recommendations for timely follow-up
Sharing screening results with appropriate program and/or school representatives, state public
health agencies, state EHDI programs for children under 3 years, primary care physicians, and
diagnostic audiology centers as indicated
Providing counseling and education for families, educators, and other service providers
