Before your baby says their first word, their ability to hear it matters. This National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, WTOP explores why early hearing tests are essential for newborns — and what ...
Before a baby’s first babble, language development begins through exposure to voices, music, and everyday sounds. But what happens when that connection to sound is missing from the start? For ...
Hearing health is often something taken for granted by parents. Your baby receives an initial hearing test at a few days old and then you all go about your business … until of course, sometimes it’s ...
“We navigate both worlds, and our kids grow up with the best of both,” Janet Moreno tells PEOPLE ...
Two sisters were diagnosed with hearing loss conditions at young ages, but years apart. Elle Girardi's first daughter, Charli ...
Despite the proven benefits of newborn hearing screening and early intervention, universal screening is not yet mandated in ...