KEY POINTS 1. All newborns must have a hearing screen by the age of 1 month, a diagnostic audiologic test at 3 months if they do not pass their hearing screen, and a referral for early intervention by 6 months…
Introduction Complications from acute otitis media or chronic otitis media can be divided into extracranial complications (i.e., facial nerve paralysis, labyrinthitis, and subperiosteal abscess) and intracranial complications. Intracranial complications of otitis media include meningitis, epidural abscess, subdural abscess (empyema), brain…
Key Points Protocols for newborn hearing screening include a hearing screen by 1 month of age, diagnostic hearing testing in those who failed the hearing screen by 3 months of age, and early intervention for infants diagnosed with hearing loss…