The EDHI program strives to screen all Georgia newborns for hearing loss at birth, and provide newborns who do not pass the screening comprehensive follow-up. Education for parents and other infant caregivers is provided to stress the importance of screenings and recommended follow-ups, especially for newborns who pass a screening with risk factors for hearing loss. The EHDI Program maintains and supports a comprehensive, coordinated, statewide screening and referral system.
EHDI also includes:
- A repeat screening prior to one month of age and diagnostic audiological evaluation before three months of age.
- A referral for diagnostic audiological evaluation for newborns who do not pass the repeat screening.
- Linkage to appropriate intervention for those babies diagnosed with hearing loss.
- Infants with confirmed hearing loss are referred to appropriate intervention (i.e., Georgia PINES, Babies Can’t Wait, Children’s Medical Services) by six months of age.
Infants receive services until:
- Baby passes the outpatient screening.
- Diagnostic evaluation is completed.
- Hearing aids are placed and baby is enrolled in an intervention program.
Contact Us
5601 Veterans Parkway
Lower Level
Columbus, GA 31904
Phone: 706-321-6323
Fax: 706-327-1355
For more information, visit Georgia DPH Early Hearing Detection and Intervention.