Newborn Hearing Screening questions
& answers graded A+
The prevalence of congenital hearing loss in newborns has long been thought to range from 1 to
over 3 infants per 1,000, or approximately ________ babies born in the United States each year
with some degree of permanent hearing loss - correct answer ✔✔ 13,000
Most recent information indicates that the current prevalence of hearing loss in children is
______ per 1,000 - correct answer ✔✔ 1.4
Research proves that identification and appropriate remediation of hearing loss by 6 months of
age will result in normal speech and language development (National average age of
identification: 2 ½ years)
What suggested this? - correct answer ✔✔ National Support of Early Identification of Hearing
Loss (2000)
The Missouri House Bill 401 Mandates: (Effective Jan. 2002) Passed in 2000 stated what? -
correct answer ✔✔ 1. All hospitals and birthing facilities provide hearing screening for all
infants prior to leaving the hospital.
2. Results are reported to the state
3. Insurance must cover the service, diagnostic testing and hearing aids if needed
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening from 5% in 1993 to _____% in 2010 - correct answer ✔✔
98%
What helped the universal hearing screening going from 5% to 98% in 2010? - correct answer
✔✔ 1. Policy initiatives by government and professional organizations
, 2. Financial assistance from the federal government
3. Improvements in technology
4. Legislative incentives
5. Demonstrated success of early programs
What defines hearing loss as averaging 30-40 dB or more in the range of 500-4000 Hz and also
defines the role of the pediatrician, audiologist, otolaryngologist and early intervention
professionals? - correct answer ✔✔ JCIH 2000 Position Statement
What does IDEA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Originally, was called what?? This was based on Congress' finding that the millions of children
with disabilities had educational needs which were not being met due to, a lack of services and
inappropriate public school placements. - correct answer ✔✔ Education for All Handicapped
Children Act of 1975 (EAHCA)
Part C of IDEA required what? - correct answer ✔✔ that infants and toddlers with disabilities
receive early intervention services from birth through age 3 via IFSP
What does IFSP stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Individualized Family Service Plan
-Defines acceptable screening technology and protocols
-Sets benchmarks and quality indicators
-Defines Audiologic evaluation test battery, ABR with frequency specific stimuli, OAEs and
tympanometry
-Guidelines for family centered early intervention
-Amplification fitting protocols
-Risk indicators for later onset hearing loss
& answers graded A+
The prevalence of congenital hearing loss in newborns has long been thought to range from 1 to
over 3 infants per 1,000, or approximately ________ babies born in the United States each year
with some degree of permanent hearing loss - correct answer ✔✔ 13,000
Most recent information indicates that the current prevalence of hearing loss in children is
______ per 1,000 - correct answer ✔✔ 1.4
Research proves that identification and appropriate remediation of hearing loss by 6 months of
age will result in normal speech and language development (National average age of
identification: 2 ½ years)
What suggested this? - correct answer ✔✔ National Support of Early Identification of Hearing
Loss (2000)
The Missouri House Bill 401 Mandates: (Effective Jan. 2002) Passed in 2000 stated what? -
correct answer ✔✔ 1. All hospitals and birthing facilities provide hearing screening for all
infants prior to leaving the hospital.
2. Results are reported to the state
3. Insurance must cover the service, diagnostic testing and hearing aids if needed
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening from 5% in 1993 to _____% in 2010 - correct answer ✔✔
98%
What helped the universal hearing screening going from 5% to 98% in 2010? - correct answer
✔✔ 1. Policy initiatives by government and professional organizations
, 2. Financial assistance from the federal government
3. Improvements in technology
4. Legislative incentives
5. Demonstrated success of early programs
What defines hearing loss as averaging 30-40 dB or more in the range of 500-4000 Hz and also
defines the role of the pediatrician, audiologist, otolaryngologist and early intervention
professionals? - correct answer ✔✔ JCIH 2000 Position Statement
What does IDEA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Originally, was called what?? This was based on Congress' finding that the millions of children
with disabilities had educational needs which were not being met due to, a lack of services and
inappropriate public school placements. - correct answer ✔✔ Education for All Handicapped
Children Act of 1975 (EAHCA)
Part C of IDEA required what? - correct answer ✔✔ that infants and toddlers with disabilities
receive early intervention services from birth through age 3 via IFSP
What does IFSP stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Individualized Family Service Plan
-Defines acceptable screening technology and protocols
-Sets benchmarks and quality indicators
-Defines Audiologic evaluation test battery, ABR with frequency specific stimuli, OAEs and
tympanometry
-Guidelines for family centered early intervention
-Amplification fitting protocols
-Risk indicators for later onset hearing loss
