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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: newborn hearing screening, optoacoustic emissions test (OAEs), auditory brainstem response test (ABR).
A neonatal auditory screening is a test given to a newborn baby in order to test his or her hearing. It’s a standard test given to all babies after they are born and before they leave the hospital.
There are two types of neonatal auditory screenings:
Both tests can be done while the baby is sleeping or lying and take 5 to 10 minutes.
No special preparation is needed for the tests.
There are no risks related to these tests.
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This page was last updated on: December 04, 2019 12:07 PM
The Rehabilitation Services at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital serve the therapeutic needs of infants, children and adolescents.
Any problem with the development of ear that occurs while the fetus is still in the uterus is known as a congenital disorder of the ear.
Any condition that reduces a child’s ability to hear sounds with their ears is known as hearing loss or hearing impairment.
Tympanometry measures the movements of a thin layer of tissue between the middle and outer ear known as the tympanic membrane.
Hearing loss can affect children's speech and language development, school performance and social relationships. Identifying hearing loss at the earliest opportunity is key to helping them achieve their full potential. We offer a full array of comprehensive audiology services.