Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program | Mass.gov

offered by

Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs

Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition

Department of Public Health

related to

Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs

All babies are screened at birth for hearing loss. Some babies will have hearing loss; others will not. We help families of babies with hearing loss get the services they need.

View transcript of Loss and Found: When a Baby Doesn’t Pass the Newborn Hearing Screening

Top tasks

Find a place to have your baby’s hearing tested Apply for financial eligibility from the Hearing Aid Program Specialty services for infants/toddlers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

All other tasks

Have your baby’s hearing tested Email us to request a parent information kit Find an Early Intervention Program in your area

Learn about hearing screenings for infants and children Information for expectant parents What to do if your baby is deaf or hard of hearing Families share their experiences Materials for health care providers Milestones for Speech & Language Development

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Contact Information

Address

250 Washington St., Boston, MA 02108

directions

Phone

TTY (617) 624-5992

Online

Newborn.Hearing@State.MA.US

Fax

(617) 994-9822

Upcoming Events

Parent Workshop: Creating positive and healthy habits for families who have a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.

1350 Tremont Street, The Reggie Lewis Center, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120

Saturday, February 8, 2020

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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More Information

Financial Assistance for Hearing Aids

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program Advisory Committee

Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Early Intervention Division

EHDI-PALS (a searchable national database to find pediatric audiologists across the country)

Pregnancy, Infancy and Early Childhood Division