Screening for hearing loss for newborn infants has been mandated in Utah since 1998. Because half of the children with hearing loss have no family history of deafness or hearing loss, universal screening is conducted to detect children with permanent congenital hearing loss (PCHL) as soon as possible. There is substantial evidence that newborn hearing screening is highly accurate and leads to earlier identification and treatment of infants with hearing loss.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives addressed in this report include:
* HP 2020 ENT-VSL-1.1 Percentage of newborns who are screened for hearing loss no later than age 1 month.
* HP 2020 ENT-VSL-1.2 Percentage of infants who did not pass hearing screening who received audiologic evaluation by age 3 months.
* HP 2020 ENT-VSL-1.3 Percentage of infants with confirmed hearing loss enrolled in intervention services no later than age 6 months.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
ENT-VSL-1.1 Number of newborns screened for hearing loss by one month of age[[br]]
ENT-VSL-1.2 Number of newborns who received an audiologic evaluation following failed hearing screening[[br]]
ENT-VSL-1.3 Number of infants with confirmed hearing loss enrolled in Early Intervention
Denominator:
ENT-VSL-1.1 Number of occurrent births in Utah[[br]]
ENT-VSL-1.2 Number of infants referred for audiologic evaluation[[br]]
ENT-VSL-1.3 Number of infants with confirmed permanent hearing loss
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 02/06/2024
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