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"1 - 3 - 6" for Newborn Hearing Screening

Early identification of hearing loss and early intervention are critical to speech/language development in children. As a result, North Carolina has the following goals for all children:

  • 1 = All infants are screened for hearing loss prior to discharge from birthing/neonatal facilities, or within one month of birth.
  • 3 = All infants referred from the screening process complete diagnostic audiological evaluation (PDF, 29 KB) by 3 months of age.
  • 6 = All infants with diagnosed hearing loss receive appropriate interventions by 6 months of age, including amplification selection (PDF, 31 KB) (if appropriate) and Early Intervention.

Where can I go for Diagnostic Testing? (PDF, 18 KB)