Isaac has been wearing hearing aids for most of his four years. His current ones are in his favourite colours of blue and orange. "When I go to bed, I take them off," he said. "I can't hear then".

Two sisters were diagnosed with hearing loss conditions at young ages, but years apart. Elle Girardi's first daughter, Charli ...

Joyce Shen was devastated when doctors said her firstborn, Emory, hadn’t passed her newborn hearing screening. Emory was diagnosed with profound sensorineural hearing loss in both ears as an infant, ...

SAN ANTONIO — Checking a newborn's hearing is mandatory in Texas. It usually happens in the first 48 hours after birth. If a newborn has a certain level of hearing loss it can affect many aspects of ...

The mother of a boy who was born with a brain injury and two holes in his heart says his diagnosis transformed his life.

Newborns are routinely screened for hearing loss; screening typically occurs in the newborn nursery and newborn intensive care unit. Understanding the process and outcomes of initial hearing screening ...

One of the great successes of public health in the US is the newborn screening program, which tests infants in every state for more than 30 serious but treatable congenital diseases. For the four ...

Mum says Peppa Pig hearing loss episode ‘perfectly captured’ son’s experience - Leah Till said the episode left her ‘crying her eyes out’ as it mirrored her four-year-old son Ralph’s own journey ...

Hearing impairment is one of the most widespread sensory disabilities, affecting millions globally. According to estimates, more than 466 million individuals experience hearing loss, and this number ...

On World Hearing Day 2026, experts emphasize the need for early detection and intervention to address childhood hearing loss ...