New Zealand Audiological Society Inc
Website: www.audiology.org.nz
Media Release
NEW BORN HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM
The New Zealand Audiological Society (NZAS) is pleased that the NSU newborn hearing screening and early intervention
program has successfully identified a number of children with significant hearing loss who have received very early
treatment and the best prospects for successfully acquiring speech and language. The NZAS is, however, concerned that
the reported incidents may have caused some delay in identifying babies with hearing loss. NZAS Audiologists suggest
that all parents with concerns regarding their child's hearing seek to have an assessment by an Audiologist,
irrespective of whether their child passed the NSU screening test.
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