Is your baby “At-Risk” 
for Hearing Loss?

Your baby may be at risk for hearing loss if:

•	 There is a concern about your baby’s hearing, speech, language or development for any reason
•	 Your family has a history of children with hearing loss
•	 Your baby spent more than 5 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or had
 complications while in the NICU (Check with your health care professional)
•	 Your baby experienced a lack of oxygen after birth
•	 Your baby needed a machine to help him/her breathe
•	 Your baby was given medications that might hurt hearing (Ask your health care provider)
•	 Your baby needed a special procedure (blood transfusion) to treat severe jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia)
•	 Your baby was exposed to infection before birth
•	 Your baby has head, face or ears shaped or formed in a different way than usual
•	 Your baby has a condition (neurological disorder) that is associated with hearing loss 
 (Check with your health care professional)
•	 Your baby had an infection around the brain and spinal cord called meningitis
•	 Your baby received a bad injury to the head especially if a hospital stay was required
•	 Your baby was given medication for cancer chemotherapy
Source: 2007 JCIH Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs. Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. 

Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS)
Call 565-2961 extension 5776
For more information and to schedule your baby’s
FREE Well-Baby Hearing Check-Up!
For more information about Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) contact: Guam EHDI at 735-2466 | www.guamehdi.org

Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

(Guam EHDI)





This poster was produced with 100% funding support by the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) Project, Grant Number2H61MC00094-08-00, 
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration and facilitated by the University of Guam, Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (Guam CEDDERS).