( ave lowered the average age of diagnosi...)Experts Stress Need for Follow-up Evaluation of Children Who Fail Hearing Loss Screening,Health

ave lowered the average age of diagnosis to 3 to 4 months, he says. But if babies who fail screening don't receive follow-up testing, White says, they won't be diagnosed until they're around 2 or 3 years old.

By then, language and social skills are lagging, he says, and they might never catch up: "There are deaf people who are identified at 6 years of age who turn out to be incredibly successful, but, on average, that doesn't happen."


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