Hearing Screening Information and Resources
Brochures & Order Forms
Local & National Resources
There are many state and national resources available to assist, inform, and educate families of infants and toddlers diagnosed with hearing loss. Links below include state early interventions sites and national resources that provide information about early childhood hearing loss. While the links are comprehensive, they are not all-inclusive. These sites have been assessed as useful for educational purposes; however, the Newborn Hearing Screening Program cannot guarantee the accuracy of all of the content included in the links.
State Resources
Pediatric Audiology Resources
This document was created by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Newborn Hearing Screening Program in conjunction with the Oklahoma Audiology Taskforce (OKAT) in 2011. The information was compiled from a statewide survey of licensed audiologists in July 2010 to serve as a resource for families, medical home providers, and newborn hearing screening programs. It should not be viewed as a complete resource directory or as an endorsement of any specific agency. Provider services were self-reported and not verified by the OSDH or the OKAT. Please call ahead to verify this information with a site as details can change over time.
Pediatric Audiology Protocols
The following recommended protocols were developed by the Oklahoma Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP) in collaboration with the Oklahoma Audiology Taskforce (OKAT). Protocols are to be implemented by individuals licensed by the State of Oklahoma to practice audiology.
Birth to 3 years Hearing Screening Protocols
Developed by the Oklahoma Audiology Taskforce (OKAT) in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH): Oklahoma Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP), Oklahoma Pediatric Audiology Program, SoonerStart Part C Early Intervention, and the Child Guidance Program to be implemented by child health programs and providers that are performing hearing screenings for children from birth to three years old. These protocols are an expansion of previous state protocols, but includes additional resources requested by clinician’s serving this population such as genetic information, audiology referral form, tip sheets for optimal screenings, parent template letters that can be modified to meet the needs of any program.
Oklahoma Protocol for Infant Audiologic Diagnostic Assessment
Developed as a guide for professionals who serve as a referral resource for infants that do not pass newborn hearing screening. The protocol should be used to facilitate the diagnosis of hearing loss, to obtain medical clearance for amplification, and to fit amplification systems on infants with hearing loss by three months of age.
Oklahoma Protocol for Pediatric Amplification
Developed to ensure that Oklahoma children will receive full-time and consistent audibility of the speech signal at safe and comfortable listening levels.
Guidelines: A School Hearing Screening Program
Revised to ensure that appropriate hearing screenings are completed to identify children with hearing loss that may hinder their ability to communicate. A systematic program for screening all children at certain ages and grades and for screening at-risk children must be implemented. The guideline identifies the personnel needed to operate the program, lists a recommended screening schedule and describes the screening equipment, screening environment and screening techniques. Other topics include how to discuss hearing screening results, lists referral criteria, and provides a screening record keeping form.
Early Intervention Services
SoonerStart Early Intervention Program
Infants identified with hearing loss need assistance in developing communication. It is necessary for intervention to begin as soon after birth as possible. Many Oklahoma babies with hearing loss have been diagnosed and fitted with hearing aids within the first month of life. Frequently, these infants are enrolled in an intervention program before they are six weeks old. Information about Oklahoma’s Part C Early Intervention Program is below.
Listen From Ear-to-Ear Monthly Newsletter
- June & July 2015 - Risk Factors for Delayed-Onset Hearing Loss
- May 2015 - Hearing Reporting Instructions
- April 2015 - Hospital Hearing Reports
- February & March 2015 - Newborn Hearing Screening Overview
- January 2015 - Understanding Hearing Loss in Infants
- August 2013 - Risk Factors for Delayed-Onset Hearing Loss
- May 2013 - Oklahoma Audiology Taskforce (OKAT) Update
- January & February 2013 - Biotinidase and Hearing Loss
- November & December 2012 - Children Hear Better with FM Systems
- September & October 2012 - A School Hearing Screening Program
- July & August 2012 - What is Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD)?
- May & June 2012 - Hearing Aid Checks
- March & April 2012 - GET TO KNOW US!!!!
- February 2012 - Unilateral Hearing Loss (UHL)
- January 2012 - National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- December 2011 - Oklahoma’s Loss to Follow-up/Documentation
- November 2011 - NHSP BROCHURE: WE HAVE CHANGED OUR LOOK!!!
- October 2011 - Genetics and Hearing Loss
- September 2011 - Equipment calibration, Why and What do I do?
- August 2011 - Hearing Screening - It is not always easy!
- July 2011 - How is bilirubin and hearing loss related?
National Resources
The links below provide general information about hearing, hearing loss, hearing screening, diagnostic assessment, hearing aids, intervention services, intervention methodologies, communication systems, deaf culture, and parent support.
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Ste. 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Physical Address:
Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: (405) 426-8309
Fax: (405) 900-7554
E-Mail: OSDH.NewbornHearing@health.ok.gov
