Early Identification of Children's Hearing Loss:
A Silent Revolution

Karl White
Professor, Psychology Department at USU
(435) 797-3013
karl.white@usu.edu

Presentation date: September 28, 2006

Little Known Facts About Congenital Hearing Loss
• 95% of all newborns with permanent hearing loss have parents with normal hearing.
• Congenital hearing loss is often referred to as an “invisible disability.”
• If hearing loss is not identified and treated early, deaf children will require and additional $400,000 per child in educational costs.
• The average deaf adult in the United States reads at the 4th grade level.