Detecting auditory problems earlier</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Detecting auditory problems earlier"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Detecting,auditory,problems,earlier"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">07-02-2005</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Detecting auditory problems earlier</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/img_news/img_7Mex9eAYwv1KzQbgcVJ0_0.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Texas, USA (Los Angeles Times): A new study has found that newborns should be tested for hearing problems more than once before leaving hospital, because initial tests may falsely indicate auditory problems, resulting in parental anxiety and costly follow-up evaluations later. <br>A four-year study at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas - whose 17,000 annual births make it the largest single birthing center in the U.S. - found that between 2.4% and 4.7% of newborns were initially diagnosed with hearing problems after just one test. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-he-capsule7feb07,1,6200930.story?coll=la-health-medicine " target="blank">www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-he-capsule7feb07,1,6200930.story?coll=la-health-medicine </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show