A detailed audiological evaluation by a well-trained audiologist will help confirm if the baby has hearing loss. This should be done as soon as hearing loss is suspected, so that the hearing loss is diagnosed early and the child can have access to hearing aids or a cochlear implant as early as possible. Ideally, hearing loss, if suspected, should be diagnosed by atleast 3 months of age.

If the answers to any of the following is “yes”, your child needs to undergo a detailed audiological evaluation:

• Your baby has a “REFER” result on hearing screening.
• Your baby is not reacting to sounds around the house or is not speaking when he / she should be.
• There is a family history of hearing loss
• The child has an overall developmental delay or there is a presence of high risk factors
• Your baby is not babbling by 6 months or you have observed a decrease in babbling
• Your baby is inconsistently responding to sounds or you suspect that the baby has hearing loss