Hearing Information Resources

There are many state and national resources available to assist, inform, and educate families of infants and toddlers diagnosed with hearing loss. Links below include state early interventions sites and national resources that provide information about early childhood hearing loss. While the links are comprehensive, they are not all-inclusive. These sites have been assessed as useful for educational purposes; however, the Newborn Hearing Screening Program cannot guarantee the accuracy of all of the content included in the links.

State Resources

Infants identified with hearing loss need assistance in developing communication. It is necessary for intervention to begin as soon after birth as possible. Many Oklahoma babies with hearing loss have been diagnosed and fitted with hearing aids within the first month of life. Frequently, these infants are enrolled in an intervention program before they are six weeks old. Information about some of Oklahoma’s intervention services for infants and toddlers with hearing loss is available below.

SoonerStart Early Intervention Program, services available statewide (Search for SoonerStart)

Hearts for Hearing Foundation, Oklahoma City and Tulsa

Hearing Enrichment Language Program, Oklahoma City

Happy Hands Early Education Center, Inc., Tulsa

Oklahoma State School for the Deaf, Sulphur and Regional Pre-Schools

National Resources;

The links below provide general information about hearing, hearing loss, hearing screening, diagnostic assessment, hearing aids, intervention services, intervention methodologies, communication systems, deaf culture, and parent support.

National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.

Hands and Voices

National Association for the Deaf