Babies’ hearing tests stopped Inland

“Detecting severe hearing loss is important, but not necessarily soon after birth,” said State Secretary Blokhuis (Public Health). It is intended that the screening will be made up later. The heel prick is still performed.

The main reason to stop the hearing tests is to stop the virus from spreading. Due to the pressure that the corona crisis puts on healthcare, treatments are no longer guaranteed once abnormalities in the hearing are found. At present, only urgent care is being done, RIVM explains. This is the heel prick in newborn screening. The diseases detected by the heel prick need to be treated quickly.

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