Audiology Facilities
If your baby needs an evaluation from an audiologist, you may review our
Pediatric Audiology Services Guide.
Best
Practices Guidelines
There are three best practices guidelines, each of them corresponds to a
stage in diagnosing and treating a hearing-loss.
The three guidelines include:
Best Practices Protocol for Newborn Hearing Screening,
Best Practices Protocol for
Audiologic Evaluation of Newborns, and
Best Practices Protocol for
Early Intervention.
Can Your Baby Hear? Your Baby's First Hearing Screen Brochure
It is important to find hearing loss as soon as possible. If hearing loss
is found early, it is easier for babies to learn.
Can Your Baby Hear?
Your Baby's First Hearing Screen is a parent brochure that
has more information about newborn hearing screening.
Family Resources Guide by
County
The family resource guide identifies resources available in each county
for parents, families and healthcare providers. To view resources for
each county, please see our County
Resources page.
Hearing Loss Resource Guide for Families of Children with Hearing
Loss (Parent Notebook)
If your child has hearing loss, there are many resources available for you and
your family. Please see our Hearing Loss Resource Guide for Families of Children
with Hearing Loss, also in
Russian, Somali and
Spanish. Other resources are available on our
Links and
Parents pages. If you are unable to download these materials,
please contact 206-418-5613.
If Your Baby is Referred for a Hearing Evaluation Brochure
If your baby doesn't pass the second hearing screen, you should make an
appointment with a Pediatric Audiologist (a hearing specialist) for a hearing
test as soon as possible.
If Your Baby is Referred for a Hearing Evaluation
(select from English, Spanish and Russian) is a parent brochure
with more information about why your baby needs further
testing and what you should do.
Out-patient Screening Facilities
If your baby needs a second hearing screen, please contact one of the
facilities on our Out-patient Screening Facilities
list.
Risk Factors
for Late-Onset Hearing Loss (See Fact Sheets, listed below)
Washington State Board of Health Report
The State Board of Health Report contains detailed information on
current hearing screening rates in Washington State, collaborative
efforts to support voluntary Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS),
status of the Department of Health's system for monitoring, assisting,
and evaluating UNHS programs, and ongoing issues related to UNHS in
Washington.
Could It Be Genetic?
A brochure created by the former Pacific Northwest Regional Genetics
Group (PacNoRGG) to help families understand how genetic evaluations and
genetic counseling may be helpful, and what to expect at a genetic
evaluation.
Washington State Genetics Education Plan
Together with the Genetics Education Steering
Committee, we outlined what several target audiences should know about
genetics.
Will I Have A Healthy Baby?
A brochure with the former Pacific Northwest Regional Genetics Group (PacNoRGG)
to help families decide if genetic counseling is right for them.
2006 Disability in Washington report.