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What are the high risk conditions associated with hearing loss in babies?

April 26, 2017associated babies Conditions hearing loss high risk

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What are the high risk conditions associated with hearing loss in babies?

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• Family member with permanent hearing loss since childhood. • Serious infection present at birth (i.e. herpes, syphilis, German measles) • Difficult birth or delivery which affected baby’s breathing • Cranio-facial abnormalities (i.e. cleft palate, malformed ears) • Baby requiring NICU for 2 or more days following birth • Disorder or infection of the brain (i.e.