Your baby failed the newborn hearing screening. What next? Let us walk you through the next steps.

Step 1: Let’s figure out what type of hearing test your baby needs. Answer the questions below to find out.

• Did your baby fail the newborn hearing screening at the hospital and again after leaving the hospital?

• Did your baby spend more than 5 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)?

• Do you have a strong family history of hearing loss (i.e. siblings, parents)

• Does your child have a diagnosed medical condition you’ve been told could cause hearing loss?

  -If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, your baby should be scheduled for a diagnostic Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) test
  
  -If you answered “no” to all of these questions, your baby should be scheduled for a newborn hearing screening

Step 2: Let’s get your baby scheduled. The sooner the better!

• Find a provider that works for you by looking at the map below, call, and use the script:

  • “I need to schedule my baby for a ‘diagnostic ABR’ -or- ‘newborn hearing screening’” (see your results from above)

  • NOTE: they might ask for a referral/or a script from your baby’s doctor

Step 3: Give yourself a high-five!

You just scheduled an important appointment while being sleep-deprived!

Troubleshooting Ideas…

-Call multiple providers if there is a long wait (>6 weeks)

-Don’t have insurance or transportation? Reach out to Georgia Mobile Audiology to help with either/both.