- Parent or caregiver concern about baby’s hearing, speech, language or development for any reason
- Family history of hearing loss as a child not caused by injury, illness, or aging
- Infection that was present at birth or shortly after birth (Cytomegalovirus, Syphilis, Rubella, etc.)
- Jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia) needing special procedure (exchange transfusion)
- Frequent ear infections
- Has had an infection around the brain and spinal cord called meningitis
- Has head, face or ears shaped or formed in a different way than usual
- Head injury
- Born before or during the 30th week of pregnancy
- Birth weight was less than 3 lbs
- Experienced a lack of oxygen after birth
- Needed a machine to help him/her breathe
- Spent more than 5 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Was given medications that might hurt hearing (Ask your health care provider)
- Was given medication for cancer chemotherapy
- Has a condition (neurological disorder) that is associated with hearing loss
- Syndrome (CHARGE, down, etc.)
If your baby has one or more of the high risk factors listed above, or if any of these risk factors show up later, please contact the Guam EHDI Project by phone at (671) 735-2466, send an e-mail to nenihearing@guamcedders.org, or through the website. You can also make an appointment with your baby’s doctor to share your concerns about your child’s hearing.