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Alaska (2006)
The states listed below have passed Early Hearing Detection and Intervention laws. View the full text of the law by visiting the links. If your state isn't listed, find out what you can do! Health care providers shall report the results of any ...More…
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Pediatric Obesity and Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — Fact Sheet; Pediatric Obesity and Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders Today in the United States, studies estimate that 34 percent of U.S. adults are overweight and an additional 31 percent (approximately 60 million) are obese. Combined, ...More…
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that approximately 28 million Americans have lost some or all of their hearing, including 17 in 1,000 children under age 18. There are three types of hearing loss: This ...More…
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National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
DB-LINK is a federally-funded service that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates, at no cost, information related to children and youth from birth through 21 years of age. Deaf-blindness is a very low incidence disability and within this very ...More…
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Infant Hearing Loss
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — More than three million American children have a hearing loss. An estimated 1.3 million of these children are under three years of age. Parents and grandparents are usually the first to discover hearing loss in a baby, because they spend the most ...More…
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Ototoxicity (Ear Poisoning)
Kids Health — Sometimes kids who take high doses of drugs for cancer, infection, or other illnesses develop hearing or balance problems (or both) as a result of taking the drugs. When a medication damages the inner ear - the part of the ear responsible for ...More…
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For Parents
Did you know....musicians are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss, whether they play the violin or an electric guitar? Learn how musicians are taking steps to protect their hearing. Did you know....restaurant noise is a top complaint of diners? ...More…
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Find An Audiologist
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If I had a child with microtia and aural atresia...
Insider Medicine — On a recent trip to Boston, we caught up with Dr. Roland Eavey, MD, a Pediatric Otologist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Professor of Otology and Laryngology at Harvard Medical School. Surgically, Dr. Eavey specializes in both ...More…
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Deficiencias auditivas
Kids Health — Algunas personas nacen con deficiencias auditivas, y los niños y adolescentes pueden perder audición por muchas razones. Si no conoces a nadie que sea sordo o tenga una deficiencia auditiva, es muy probable que lo hagas algún día. ¿Qué ocasiona ...More…
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Hipoacusia de conducción:
Kids Health — Ya sabes lo que es oír, pero, ¿qué es una deficiencia auditiva? Las deficiencias auditivas, también denominadas pérdidas auditivas o hipoacusias, ocurren cuando hay un problema en los oídos o en una o más partes que facilitan la audición. Ya ...More…