Right after he was born, A failed both his immediate newborn hearing screening, and the in-town referral stemming from the first fail. That meant we were booked in for a more intensive audiology referral, for a diagnostic hearing test that would actually measure his response to auditory stimulus rather than just registering a pass or […]
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After A was born, on our second day in the hospital, he had a newborn hearing screen done. Apparently this is a newer practice for Manitoba — the legislation for universal screening kicked in for all babies born in Manitoba after September 1 of this year. I still wasn’t surprised to see the technician show up with […]
Here in Ontario, hearing screenings are done on every newborn baby. Typically, they’re completed in the hospital in the first day or two following birth, but there are also outpatient clinics for those who are discharged quickly. Little Oats failed the 24 hour screening because her ears were plugged up, but by the time we […]
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