>97% of babies with confirmed hearing impairment in early intervention programs receive a language, cognitive skills, auditory skills, speech, vocabulary, and assessment at six-month intervals during the first three years of life. Audiological 5.5.1 All babies and families have access to amplification >97% babies diagnosed with a permanent 5.5 Babies who have a permanent, moderate or devices of high quality technology, including hearing loss are referred to Australian Hearing greater bilateral sensorineural hearing hearing aids by six months of age in accordance 100% of referrals received by Australian loss are provided with with best practice. Hearing are confirmed to the referral agency amplification/implants in an appropriate 5.5.2 All babies and families have access to high quality within 5 days time frame for optimal speech and cochlear implant technology, as appropriate to >97% of families attend appointment within language development. hearing loss by 12 months of age. three weeks of the referral. Australian Hearing confirms attendance at initial appointment of all referred newborns. >85% of children diagnosed with bilateral hearing loss >40 dBHL are fitted with amplification by six months of age. >95% of children diagnosed with a bilateral hearing loss >40 dBHL are fitted with amplification by 12 months of age. >97% of children with 3FAHL of dBHL at ≥90 the initial diagnostic audiology appointment are offered referral for cochlear implant candidacy Other children are offered a cochlear implant referral when appropriate to the family’s program. Audiological 5.6.1 Audiologists who fit hearing aids to babies abide by All amplification devices are fitted according to 5.6 To ensure hearing aids and/or other Australian Hearing’s standards and protocols for Australian Hearing protocols and standards. devices are programmed to optimise services to children. All cochlear implant speech processors are functional auditory capacity. 5.6.2 Audiologists who assess children with cochlear fitted within documented clinical protocols. implants abide by documented clinical protocols.
>97% of babies with confirmed hearing impairment in early intervention programs receive a language, cognitive skills, auditory skills, speech, vocabulary, and assessment at six-month intervals during the first three years of life. Audiological 5.5 Babies who have a permanent, moderate or greater bilateral sensorineural hearing loss are provided with amplification/implants in an appropriate time frame for optimal speech and language development. 5.5.1 All babies and families have access to amplification devices of high quality technology, including hearing aids by six months of age in accordance with best practice. 5.5.2 All babies and families have access to high quality cochlear implant technology, as appropriate to hearing loss by 12 months of age. >97% babies diagnosed with a permanent hearing loss are referred to Australian Hearing 100% of referrals received by Australian Hearing are confirmed to the referral agency within 5 days >97% of families attend appointment within three weeks of the referral. Australian Hearing confirms attendance at initial appointment of all referred newborns. >85% of children diagnosed with bilateral hearing loss >40 dBHL are fitted with amplification by six months of age. >95% of children diagnosed with a bilateral hearing loss >40 dBHL are fitted with amplification by 12 months of age. >97% of children with 3FAHL of ≥90 dBHL at the initial diagnostic audiology appointment are offered referral for cochlear implant candidacy Other children are offered a cochlear implant referral when appropriate to the family’s program. Audiological 5.6 To ensure hearing aids and/or other devices are programmed to optimise functional auditory capacity. 5.6.1 Audiologists who fit hearing aids to babies abide by Australian Hearing’s standards and protocols for services to children. 5.6.2 Audiologists who assess children with cochlear implants abide by documented clinical protocols. All amplification devices are fitted according to Australian Hearing protocols and standards. All cochlear implant speech processors are fitted within documented clinical protocols.
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