Lack of newborn hearing screening delays care for children with hearing loss – Audiologist
A clinical audiologist, Dr. Simeon Afolabi, has said that the absence of a sustained newborn hearing screening programme in Nigeria’s public hospitals is contributing to late detection of hearing loss in children, limiting their access to effective treatment. Dr. Afolabi, who works at BSA Hearing and Speech Centre, Lagos, spoke during a cochlear implant information…