National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management

The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) was founded in 1990 at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

Contributions

Newborn Hearing Screening

From 1988-1993, NCHAM conducted the first large-scale clinical trial of universal newborn hearing screening known as the Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Project.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Results of this trial were focused on a variety of subjects that were included in the 1993 decision of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that all newborns should be screened for hearing loss. From 1993-1996, NCHAM directed a National Consortium for Newborn Hearing Screening that resulted in over 100 hospitals in 10 states implementing newborn hearing screening programs.[9][10][11] From 1996-2000, NCHAM staff worked with newborn hearing screening programs in 35 states and provided direct assistance to over 200 hospitals in establishing Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs.[12] Since April 1, 2000, NCHAM has served as the National Technical Assistance System for EHDI programs and with support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, NCHAM has worked with every State and Territorial EHDI program, as well as other professional, governmental, and advocacy groups to expand and improve EHDI programs worldwide.[13][14][15][16]

References
  1. White KR, & Maxon, AB (1995). Universal screening for infant hearing impairment: Simple, beneficial, and presently justified. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 32, 201-211.
  2. Maxon AB, White KR, Behrens TR, & Vohr BR (1995). Referral rates and cost efficiency in a universal newborn hearing screening program using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE). Journal of American Academy of Audiology, 6, 271-277.
  3. White KR, Behrens TR, & Strickland B (1995). Practicality, validity, and cost-efficiency of universal newborn hearing screening using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions. Journal for Children with Communication Disorders, 17(1), 9-14.
  4. White, K. R., Vohr, B. R., Maxon, A. B., Behrens, T. R., McPherson, M. G., & Mauk, G. W. (1994). Screening all newborns for hearing loss using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 29, 203-217.
  5. Maxon, A. B., White, K. R., Vohr, B. R., & Behrens, T. R. (1993). Using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions for neonatal hearing screening. British Journal of Audiology, 27, 149-153.
  6. White, K. R., Vohr, B. R., & Behrens, T. R. (1993). Universal newborn hearing screening using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions: Results of the Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Project. Seminars in Hearing, 14(1), 18-29.
  7. Johnson, M. J., Maxon, A. B., White, K. R., & Vohr, B. R. (1993). Operating a hospital-based universal newborn hearing screening program using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions. Seminars in Hearing, 14(1), 46-56.
  8. Early Identification of Hearing Impairment in Infants and Young Children. NIH Consens Statement Online 1993 Mar 1-3 [2010/11/17];11(1):1-24. http://consensus.nih.gov/1993/1993HearingInfantsChildren092html.htm
  9. White KR (1997). Realities, myths, and challenges of newborn hearing screening in the United States. American Journal of Audiology, 4, 90-94.
  10. Johnson JL, Kuntz NL, Sia CC J, & White KR (1997). Newborn Hearing Screening in Hawaii. Hawaii Medical Journal, 56, 352-355.
  11. White KR, Weirather Y, Behrens TR, & Strickland B (1997). Realities, myths, and challenges of newborn hearing screening in the United States. Central and East European Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2(2), 74-84.
  12. White KR (2003). The current status of EHDI programs in the United States. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 9(2), 79-88.
  13. White KR, Forsman I, Eichwald J, Munoz K (2010). The evolution of early hearing detection and intervention programs in the United States. Semin Perinatol. 34(2):170-9.
  14. White KR (2007) Early Intervention for children with permanent hearing loss: Finishing the EHDI revolution. The Volta Review. 106(3), 237-258.
  15. Smith RJ, Bale JF and White KR. (2005). Sensorineural hearing loss in children. Lancet, 365(9462), 879-890.
  16. White KR (2004). Early hearing detection and intervention programs: Opportunities for genetic services. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 130A, 29-36.
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