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Hearing Loss & Deafness (FAQ)
Section: For Families
How is it diagnosed? What is an audiogram? What is the expected outcome? Will anyone else in the family experience hearing loss? What is the treatment? How will ...
Hearing Aids
Section: For Families
A cochlear implant provides direct electrical stimulation to the auditory (hearing) nerve in the inner ear. Children and adults with a severe to profound ...
Premature Infant Follow-Up (FAQ)
Section: For Families
... problems, vision impairment, hearing loss, and cerebral palsy (CP). The medical home and primary care doctor will sometimes need to manage supplemental ...
Biotinidase Deficiency (FAQ)
Section: For Families
Newborns are especially sensitive to biotinidase deficiency, and can have irreversible vision and hearing loss and seizures, although symptoms of biotinidase ...
Screening Tests and the Diagnostic Process
Section: For Families
At birth, and shortly afterwards, all infants are checked for hearing problems, genetic conditions, and a number of other chronic conditions. Routine screenings ...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum (FAQ)
Section: For Families
Conductive hearing loss. Large joint contractures, Sensorineural hearing loss. Scoliosis, “Horshoe” kidney. Aplastic hypoplastic, Dysplastic kidneys. Structural ...
Learning About Diagnoses & Conditions
Section: For Families
Hearing Loss and Deafness (FAQ) · Homocystinuria (FAQ) · Infantile Spasms (FAQ) · Inflammatory Bowel Disease (FAQ) · Intellectual Disability and Global ...
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (FAQ)
Section: For Families
developmental delay; hearing loss (some children may need hearing aids); vision difficulties (some children may need glasses). Limb differences, including ...
Fabry Disease (FAQ)
Section: For Families
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and/or hearing loss; Fatigue (tiredness). As the disease progresses, it can lead to life-threatening complications, including ...
Down Syndrome (FAQ)
Section: For Families
Hearing Loss & Deafness (FAQ) · Homocystinuria (FAQ) · Infantile Spasms (FAQ) ... hearing problems, childhood leukemia, thyroid conditions, autoimmune conditions ...