Hearing Loss Detection in Schools and Early Child Care Settings: An Overview of School-Age Hearing Screening Practices

NASN Sch Nurse. 2016 Sep;31(5):257-62. doi: 10.1177/1942602X16661362. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Abstract

The school nurse is the key figure in successful school screening programs. A student with unidentified and unmet health care needs is unlikely to perform at their full potential, both academically and socially. The purpose of the article is to serve as a resource, providing guidance, strategies, and a discussion of available equipment to assist with successful screening programs.

Keywords: OAE screening; early detection; hearing screening; hearing screening guidelines; school screening.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Tests / standards*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / standards*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • School Nursing / standards*
  • Schools*
  • Schools, Nursery*
  • United States