Why Early Intervention is Critical for Babies with Hearing Loss

• Every day in New Jersey, another baby is born with hearing loss. In the U.S., it is the most common congenital health issue at birth. - CDC, Atlanta

• When babies with hearing loss get appropriate intervention from birth to age three, they can acquire age appropriate communications skills by the time they are five.  - Robinshaw, 1995 and Moeller, 1996

• Communication skills are crucial to learning and school performance and are the single best predictor of school success. - Rosetti, 1996

• Research shows that by the time a child with hearing loss graduates from high school, more than $400,000 can be saved in special education costs if the child is identified early and given appropriate early intervention services.  - 1995 Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology