Hearing Screeners
Hearing screeners can be comprised of early interventionists, speech language pathologists, nurses, trained technicians, and a variety of other professionals. As an individual providing hearing screenings, you are a vital part of the patient’s care team and a key part of Oklahoma Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI). Oklahoma EHDI strives to follow The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) recommended timeline of hearing screening by 1 month, diagnostic evaluation by 3 months if needed, and intervention by 6 months if needed.
It takes a dedicated team to help families though the EHDI process. A key part of helping families though the process is timely reporting of hearing screening results for children 0-3 years of age. These results are used by Oklahoma EHDI staff to assist families in obtaining a diagnostic hearing evaluation and to provide resources as needed.
Beyond the newborn hearing screening, routine hearing screenings throughout childhood are vital to identify late onset hearing loss.
Thank you for helping the efforts to care for Oklahoma’s children!
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Newborn Hearing Screening Program
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Phone: (405) 426-8309
Fax: (405) 900-7554
E-Mail: OSDH.newbornhearing@health.ok.gov
