Published online July 1, 2008
PEDIATRICS Vol. 122 No. 1 July 2008, pp. 143-148 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2210)
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Universal Screening for Hearing Loss in Newborns: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

US Preventive Services Task Force

DESCRIPTION. This is the 2008 update of the 2001 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on universal newborn hearing screening.

METHODS. The US Preventive Services Task Force weighed the benefits and harms of universal newborn hearing screening, incorporating new evidence addressing gaps identified in the 2001 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Published literature on this topic was identified (by using Medline and Cochrane databases) and systematically reviewed.

RECOMMENDATION. Screen for hearing loss in all newborn infants (B recommendation).

Key Words: hearing loss • newborn screening • preventive services

Abbreviations: USPSTF—US Preventive Services Task Force • PCHL—permanent congenital hearing loss • OAE—otoacoustic emission • ABR—auditory brainstem response • UNHS—universal newborn hearing screening • JCIH—Joint Committee on Infant Hearing

Accepted Jan 10, 2008.


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