2015 Type and Severity Summary of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss (By Ear): ASHA Classification
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Total Cases of Permanent Hearing Loss (54 states and territories*) 6,339 Children
BILATERAL (by Ear) | UNILATERAL (by Ear) | LATERALITY UNKNOWN(i.e., Unknown if case is a unilateral or bilateral loss) | |||||||||
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RIGHT EAR | LEFT EAR | UNKNOWN EAR (degree of loss for each ear) | RIGHT EAR | LEFT EAR | UNKNOWN EAR | ||||||
Sensorineural | Slight | 37 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 618 | 594 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 128 | 0 | 4 | |||
Moderate | 696 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 131 | 0 | 1 | |||
Moderately Severe | 276 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 63 | 0 | 1 | |||
Severe | 273 | 255 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 135 | 0 | 2 | |||
Profound | 633 | 636 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 146 | 0 | 1 | |||
Unknown Severity | 51 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |||
Conductive | Slight | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 59 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |||
Moderate | 88 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 65 | 1 | 5 | |||
Moderately Severe | 50 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 71 | 1 | 0 | |||
Severe | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||
Unknown Severity | 33 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 31 | 0 | 2 | |||
Mixed | Slight | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 34 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderate | 99 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderately Severe | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | |||
Severe | 51 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
Profound | 29 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | |||
Unknown Severity | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
Type Unknown | Slight | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||
Mild | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 17 | |||
Moderate | 77 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 20 | |||
Moderately Severe | 36 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 10 | |||
Severe | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 4 | |||
Profound | 46 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |||
Unknown Severity | 100 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 50 | 0 | 51 | |||
Auditory Neuropathy | Slight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderate | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderately Severe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Severe | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
Profound | 36 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||
Unknown Severity | 109 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 64 | 0 | 5 | |||
Totals by Ear | 3,703 | 3,703 | 5 | 5 | 1,238 | 1,216 | 6 | 141 | |||
Totals by Child | 3,703 | 5 | 1,238 | 1,216 | 6 | 141 | |||||
Laterality Totals (by Child) | 3,708 Bilateral Cases | 2,460 Unilateral Cases | |||||||||
Total all Types and Severity (by Child) | 6,309 | ||||||||||
Cases Resolved (i.e., hearing loss to no hearing loss) | 30 | ||||||||||
Overall Total (by Child) | 6,339 |
Note*: Based on responses from 54 jurisdictions that provided complete data in Part 1 of the HSFS
Summary of Type and Severity of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss in 2015
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-01-bilateral-sensorineural : Among bilateral sensorineural cases, in the right ear, 37 had slight, 618 had mild, 696 had moderate, 276 had moderately severe, 273 had severe, 633 had profound and 51 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 41 had slight, 594 had mild, 686 had moderate, 297 had moderately severe, 255 had severe, 636 had profound and 49 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-01-bilateral-sensorineural.png?_=39331)
Bilateral Conductive Hearing Loss, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-02-bilateral-conductive Among bilateral conductive cases, in the right ear, 6 had slight, 59 had mild, 88 had moderate, 50 had moderately severe, 22 had severe and 33 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 7 had slight, 50 had mild, 90 had moderate, 53 had moderately severe, 20 had severe and 34 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-02-bilateral-conductive.png?_=39332)
Bilateral Mixed Hearing Loss, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-03-bilateral-mixed Among bilateral mixed cases, in the right ear, 2 had slight, 34 had mild, 99 had moderate, 71 had moderately severe, 51 had severe, 29 had profound and 15 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 2 had slight, 39 had mild, 97 had moderate, 71 had moderately severe, 61 had severe, 42 had profound and 13 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-03-bilateral-mixed.png?_=39333)
Bilateral Type Unknown, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-04-bilateral-type-unkown Among bilateral type unknown cases, in the right ear, 12 had slight, 72 had mild, 77 had moderate, 36 had moderately severe, 44 had severe, 46 had profound and 100 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 10 had slight, 76 had mild, 83 had moderate, 36 had moderately severe, 43 had severe, 52 had profound and 100 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-04-bilateral-type-unkown.png?_=39334)
Bilateral Auditory Neuropathy, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-05-bilateral-neuropathy Among bilateral auditory neuropathy cases, in the right ear, 1 had slight, 2 had mild, 4 had moderate, 6 had moderately severe, 15 had severe, 36 had profound and 109 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 2 had mild, 4 had moderate, 4 had moderately severe, 14 had severe, 33 had profound and 110 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-05-bilateral-neuropathy.png?_=39334)
Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-06-unilateral-sensorineural Among unilateral sensorineural cases, in the right ear, 9 had slight, 97 had mild, 115 had moderate, 56 had moderately severe, 94 had severe, 142 had profound and 14 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 15 had slight, 128 had mild, 131 had moderate, 63 had moderately severe, 135 had severe, 146 had profound and 14 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-06-unilateral-sensorineural.png?_=39335)
Unilateral Conductive Hearing Loss, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-07-unilateral-conductive Among unilateral conductive cases, in the right ear, 3 had slight, 31 had mild, 127 had moderate, 144 had moderately severe, 39 had severe and 84 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 3 had slight, 20 had mild, 65 had moderate, 71 had moderately severe, 41 had severe and 31 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-07-unilateral-conductive.png?_=39327)
Unilateral Mixed Hearing Loss, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-08-unilateral-mixed Among unilateral mixed cases, in the right ear, 1 had slight, 9 had mild, 16 had moderate, 16 had moderately severe, 17 had severe, 8 had profound and 2 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 1 had slight, 7 had mild, 21 had moderate, 18 had moderately severe, 29 had severe, 15 had profound and 4 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-08-unilateral-mixed.png?_=39328)
Unilateral Type Unknown, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-09-unilateral-type-unknown Among unilateral type unknown cases, in the right ear, 6 had slight, 20 had mild, 23 had moderate, 20 had moderately severe, 26 had severe, 13 had profound and 31 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 7 had slight, 38 had mild, 34 had moderate, 23 had moderately severe, 28 had severe, 16 had profound and 50 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-09-unilateral-type-unknown.png?_=39329)
Unilateral Auditory Neuropathy, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-10-unilateral-auditory-neuropathy Among unilateral auditory neuropathy cases, in the right ear, 1 had slight, 0 had mild, 3 had moderate, 0 had moderately severe, 11 had severe, 18 had profound and 42 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 1 had slight, 2 had mild, 4 had moderate, 1 had moderately severe, 3 had severe, 17 had profound and 64 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-10-unilateral-auditory-neuropathy.png?_=39330)
Laterality Unknown, 2015 (By Ear)
![14-11-laterality-unknown Among sensorineural cases where laterality was unknown, 4 had mild, 1 had moderate, 1 had moderately severe, 2 had severe and 1 had profound and 1 had unknown severity of hearing loss. Among conductive cases where laterality was unknown, 5 had moderate and 2 had unknown severity of hearing loss. Among mixed cases where laterality was unknown, 1 had moderately severe and 3 had profound severity of hearing loss. Among type unknown cases where laterality was unknown, 1 had slight, 17 had mild, 20 had moderate, 10 had moderately severe, 4 had severe, 12 had profound and 51 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. Among auditory neuropathy cases where laterality was unknown, 5 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2015-data/images/14-11-laterality-unknown.png?_=39330)
Pages in this Report
- 2015 National CDC EHDI Summary
- 2015 Summary of Hearing Screening Among Total Occurent Births
- 2015 Summary of Detailed Hearing Screening Results
- 2015 Summary of Infants Screened Before 1 Month of Age
- 2015 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Hearing Screening Among Total Occurrent Births
- 2015 Summary of Diagnostics Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening
- 2015 Summary of Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening Diagnosed Before 3 Months of Age
- 2015 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Diagnosis Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening
- 2015 Summary of Early Intervention (EI) Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss
- 2015 Summary of Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss Enrolled in Early Intervention (EI) Before 6 Months of Age
- 2015 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Early Intervention (EI) Services Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss
- ›2015 Type and Severity Summary of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss (By Ear)
- 2015 Demographics: Newborn Hearing Screening
- 2015 Demographics: Diagnostic Testing
- 2015 Demographics: Enrollment in Early Intervention (EI)
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