“Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Childhood.” Risk factors compiled by the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine.

“Facts on Infant Hearing Loss.” Risk factors for hearing loss, a guide to normal auditory development, and screening protocol for professionals, designed by the North Dakota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

“The Prevalence and Incidence of Hearing Loss in Children” and “Causes of Hearing Loss in Children,” respectively. Information from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

“Preventing, Detecting and Dealing with Childhood Ear Infections.” Advice for parents.

“Hearing Screening.” Detailed information about screening newborns, infants, preschoolers, and school-age children, from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

“Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs.” A position statement (2000) of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing.

"Types of Audiological Test Procedures.” Information on hearing tests, geared toward parents of children with Down Syndrome; from the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

“Otoacoustic emissions in preterm infants.” Summary of a study conducted for a doctoral dissertation at Maastricht University. [CC: I think this school is in the Netherlands; the home page is not in English]—CC whoever left this note is right. However, we could still list the page linked here, as it is in English.

“Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS): Why We Should Do It.” Statistics concerning hearing impairment, and information about current screening technology and procedures, from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

“BAER—brainstem auditory evoked response.” Questions and answers about the procedure, from the National Library of Medicine.

“Test Methods Summary Chart.” A table of information about various hearing tests, with links to individual pages about each one, created by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Hearing Impairment Detection Project of the University of Michigan Health System.

“Screening programmes for the detection of otitis media with effusion and conductive hearing loss in pre-school and new entrant school children: A Critical Appraisal of the Literature.” A detailed New Zealand Health Technology Assessment report (June 1998).

“Early Identification of Hearing Loss and the Physician’s Role.” An article from Jacksonville Medicine (March 2000).

“Effects of Minimal Hearing Loss on Student Performance in the Classroom.” Information of the effects of hearing loss on learning, the differences between hearing loss and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), assistive devices, and ways in which teachers can help.

“Middle Ear Disease, Hearing Loss, and Educational Problems in American Indian Children.” A summary of various studies, and suggestions for parents and teachers, written by staff members of the Minneapolis Indian Health Board Clinic.

“The Unique Educational and Services Needs of Children With Deaf-Blindness.” A statement created in 1994 by the Texas Deaf-Blind Project.

“Acute Middle Ear Infection in Babies and Children.” Information about prevention and care, from the Cochrane Collaboration Consumer Network, Inc.

General information about myringotomy, from the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine.

“Adenoids and Adenoidectomy.” Addresses the process of adenoidectomy, which may be called for in instances of chronic or recurrent ear infections; from the Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates.

“Adenoidectomy and Adenotonsillectomy for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media: Parallel Randomized Clinical Trials in Children Not Previously Treated with Tympanostomy Tubes.” Abstract of an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (September 8, 1999) about a study conducted at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

“Newborn and Infant Hearing Loss: Detection and Intervention.” A 1999 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

“Benefits Resulting from Earlier Identification and Intervention.” Part of a longer report (linked to on the left of the page) about childhood hearing loss, from the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management at Utah State University.

“Deaf Children Aided by Early Intervention.” A UPI article (February 19, 2002) appearing in MedServe Medical News.

“Cerebral Palsy and Children with Vision and Hearing Loss.” An article from the See/Hear newsletter, published by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

“Communication Options for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.” Information for parents about hearing loss identification, various types of communication, and other resources, compiled by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the National Institutes of Health.

“Psychological Evaluation of Children Who Are Deaf-Blind: An Overview with Recommendations for Practice.” Guidelines featured by the National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind.

“Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Additional Learning Problems.” Information about teaching children with other disabilities in addition to hearing difficulties, including how to identify such disabilities and how to work with these children.

Summary of policy guidance available from the U.S. Department of Education for developing education policies for students who are deaf.

“Children and Hearing Aids.” Questions and answers about various types of hearing aids and the responsibilities of parents and schools in ensuring that hearing aids are available and used properly.

“Assistive Listening Devices for Deaf and Hard of Hearing.” Links to general information about, demonstration centers for, and various vendors of hearing devices.

“Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: The Parents’ Perspective.” Abstract about study results published in the Archives of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (April 2001).

“Deafness: Choices of Communication.” A look at various communication options for deaf individuals, such as American Sign Language (ASL), the auditory verbal approach, cued speech, and total communication, with helpful links to more information about each topic.

“Sign language may help deaf children learn English.” An article from the APA Monitor (April 1998), published by the American Psychological Association.

“BEGINNINGS: For Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.” A site providing information to parents about early intervention, communication options, assistive technology, and school issues.