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Picking Up Hearing Loss Among Newborns & Children

Dr Farah Liana Lokman, ENT Specialist, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM | Fatimah Sazari, Audiologist, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM

04-Mar-24 16:00

Picking Up Hearing Loss Among Newborns & Children

What is it like to grow up without being able to hear sounds and speech? Picking up hearing loss among babies and children is crucial to ensure that their development is not affected. In conjunction with World Hearing Day, we speak to Dr Farah Liana Lokman, an ENT specialist, and Fatimah Sazari, an audiologist, both from Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM to understand hearing loss among children and how universal hearing screening for newborns can help.

To read the full transcript of this podcast, click here.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann, Amanda Rozhan

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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Categories:  medical advances,  health policy

Tags:  hearing health,  auditory health,  newborn hearing loss,  child hearing loss,  the bigger picture,  health and living,  hearing loss,  deaf,  cochlear implant,  hearing aid,  ent, 


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