2016 Type and Severity Summary of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss (By Ear): ASHA Classification
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May 2018
Total Cases of Permanent Hearing Loss (52 states and territories*): 6,202 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 | 55 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 582 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 126 | 0 | 1 | |||
Moderate | 683 | 682 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 121 | 0 | 2 | |||
Moderately Severe | 252 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |||
Severe | 275 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 88 | 0 | 2 | |||
Profound | 630 | 627 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 144 | 0 | 0 | |||
Unknown Severity | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||
Conductive | Slight | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 63 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 2 | |||
Moderate | 76 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 67 | 0 | 1 | |||
Moderately Severe | 66 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 83 | 0 | 1 | |||
Severe | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
Unknown Severity | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 43 | 0 | 7 | |||
Mixed | Slight | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderate | 93 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 2 | |||
Moderately Severe | 86 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
Severe | 51 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
Profound | 28 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |||
Unknown Severity | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Type Unknown | Slight | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
Mild | 73 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 15 | |||
Moderate | 70 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 19 | |||
Moderately Severe | 45 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 10 | |||
Severe | 47 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 5 | |||
Profound | 51 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 6 | |||
Unknown Severity | 119 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 32 | |||
Auditory Neuropathy | Slight | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderate | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderately Severe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Severe | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
Profound | 30 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
Unknown Severity | 102 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals by Ear | 3,674 | 3,674 | 2 | 2 | 1,153 | 1,156 | 0 | 107 | |||
Totals by Child | 3,674 | 2 | 1,153 | 1,156 | 0 | 107 | |||||
Laterality Totals (by Child) | 3,676 Bilateral Cases | 2,309 Unilateral Cases | |||||||||
Total all Types and Severity (by Child) | 6,092 | ||||||||||
Cases Resolved (i.e., hearing loss to no hearing loss) | 110 | ||||||||||
Overall Total (by Child) | 6,202 |
Note*: Based on responses from 52 jurisdictions that provided complete data in Part 1 of the HSFS
Summary of Type and Severity of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss in 2016
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-01-bilateral-sensorineural : Among bilateral sensorineural cases, in the right ear, 55 had slight, 582 had mild, 683 had moderate, 252 had moderately severe, 275 had severe, 630 had profound and 37 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 50 had slight, 588 had mild, 682 had moderate, 252 had moderately severe, 285 had severe, 627 had profound and 37 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-01-bilateral-sensorineural.png?_=13160)
Bilateral Conductive Hearing Loss, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-02-bilateral-conductive Among bilateral conductive cases, in the right ear, 5 had slight, 63 had mild, 76 had moderate, 66 had moderately severe, 29 had severe and 37 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 9 had slight, 56 had mild, 83 had moderate, 68 had moderately severe, 19 had severe and 36 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-02-bilateral-conductive.png?_=14350)
Bilateral Mixed Hearing Loss, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-03-bilateral-mixed Among bilateral mixed cases, in the right ear, 2 had slight, 30 had mild, 93 had moderate, 86 had moderately severe, 51 had severe, 28 had profound and 12 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 2 had slight, 28 had mild, 102 had moderate, 83 had moderately severe, 57 had severe, 30 had profound and 7 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-03-bilateral-mixed.png?_=15014)
Bilateral Type Unknown, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-04-bilateral-type-unknown Among bilateral type unknown cases, in the right ear, 10 had slight, 73 had mild, 70 had moderate, 45 had moderately severe, 47 had severe, 51 had profound and 119 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 5 had slight, 85 had mild, 72 had moderate, 43 had moderately severe, 45 had severe, 53 had profound and 104 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-04-bilateral-type-unknown.png?_=15590)
Bilateral Auditory Neuropathy, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-05-bilateral-neuropathy Among bilateral auditory neuropathy cases, in the right ear, 1 had slight, 5 had mild, 9 had moderate, 5 had moderately severe, 15 had severe, 30 had profound and 102 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 2 had slight, 3 had mild, 8 had moderate, 5 had moderately severe, 17 had severe, 32 had profound and 99 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-05-bilateral-neuropathy.png?_=71274)
Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-06-unilateral-sensorineural Among unilateral sensorineural cases, in the right ear, 11 had slight, 98 had mild, 93 had moderate, 63 had moderately severe, 86 had severe, 127 had profound and 7 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 16 had slight, 126 had mild, 121 had moderate, 70 had moderately severe, 88 had severe, 144 had profound and 18 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-06-unilateral-sensorineural.png?_=72735)
Unilateral Conductive Hearing Loss, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-07-unilateral-conductive Among unilateral conductive cases, in the right ear, 5 had slight, 24 had mild, 98 had moderate, 138 had moderately severe, 33 had severe and 84 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 3 had slight, 40 had mild, 67 had moderate, 83 had moderately severe, 23 had severe and 43 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-07-unilateral-conductive.png?_=74986)
Unilateral Mixed Hearing Loss, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-08-unilateral-mixed Among unilateral mixed cases, in the right ear, 1 had slight, 3 had mild, 24 had moderate, 28 had moderately severe, 23 had severe, 7 had profound and 1 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 12 had mild, 20 had moderate, 27 had moderately severe, 25 had severe, 12 had profound and 5 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-08-unilateral-mixed.png?_=75531)
Unilateral Type Unknown, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-09-unilateral-type-unknown Among unilateral type unknown cases, in the right ear, 9 had slight, 20 had mild, 18 had moderate, 21 had moderately severe, 19 had severe, 21 had profound and 31 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 2 had slight, 34 had mild, 29 had moderate, 18 had moderately severe, 22 had severe, 16 had profound and 27 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-09-unilateral-type-unknown.png?_=77248)
Unilateral Auditory Neuropathy, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-10-unilateral-auditory-neuropathy Among unilateral auditory neuropathy cases, in the right ear, 3 had mild, 2 had moderate, 1 had moderately severe, 5 had severe, 12 had profound and 37 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. In the left ear, 2 had mild, 2 had moderately severe, 8 had severe, 15 had profound and 38 had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-10-unilateral-auditory-neuropathy.png?_=78143)
Laterality Unknown, 2016 (By Ear)
![14-11-laterality-unknown Among sensorineural cases where laterality was unknown, 1 had mild, 2 had moderate, and 2 had severe. Among conductive cases where laterality was unknown, 2 had mild, 1 had moderate, 1 had moderate severe and 7 had unknown severity of hearing loss. Among mixed cases where laterality was unknown, 2 had moderate, and 1 had profound severity of hearing loss. Among type unknown cases where laterality was unknown, 1 had slight, 15 had mild, 19 had moderate, 10 had moderately severe, 5 had severe, 6 had profound and 32 had an unknown severity of hearing loss. Among auditory neuropathy cases where laterality was unknown, none had an unknown severity of hearing loss.](/ncbddd/hearingloss/2016-data/image/14-11-laterality-unknown.png?_=90320)
Pages in this Report
- 2016 National CDC EHDI Summary
- 2016 Summary of Hearing Screening Among Total Occurent Births
- 2016 Summary of Detailed Hearing Screening Results
- 2016 Summary of Infants Screened Before 1 Month of Age
- 2016 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Hearing Screening Among Total Occurrent Births
- 2016 Summary of Diagnostics Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening
- 2016 Summary of Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening Diagnosed Before 3 Months of Age
- 2016 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Diagnosis Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening
- 2016 Summary of Early Intervention (EI) Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss
- 2016 Summary of Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss Enrolled in Early Intervention (EI) Before 6 Months of Age
- 2016 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Early Intervention (EI) Services Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss
- ›2016 Type and Severity Summary of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss (By Ear): ASHA Classification
- 2016 Demographics: Newborn Hearing Screening
- 2016 Demographics: Diagnostic Testing
- 2016 Demographics: Enrollment in Early Intervention (EI)
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