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!

Having trouble scheduling?

Try these troubleshooting tips:

-Reach out to your local Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Coordinator for additional support. Visit GA DPH’s Women, Children, and Nursing Service Locator and filter by “Early Hearing Detection and Intervention” to locate your local coordinator.

-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.