The Hearing Health Foundation stresses the need for newborn hearing screenings and early intervention in this program. 3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born with hearing loss. Fortunately, early intervention allows children with hearing loss to receive help during their first two years of life, a critical time for language development. Two parents explain how important this has been to their families.
Up Next in Season 1
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Hearing Central 007
A program is presented by National Association of the Deaf (NAD) about the “gift of love.” In this episode, parents of deaf and hard of hearing children share their experience and advice regarding giving their child the necessary support so the child can succeed.
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Hearing Central 008
Scientists from the Hearing Restoration Project (HRP) work collaboratively to understand how birds and fish are able to restore their hearing in order to transfer this knowledge to humans and result in a biological cure to hearing loss. This program was produced by the Hearing Health Foundation.
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Hearing Central 009
A program is presented by National Association of the Deaf (NAD) about the “gift of education.” In this episode, parents of deaf and hard of hearing children share their viewpoints about educational options for their children.
