2020 Annual Data Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
Results from the 2020 HSFS indicate nationwide performance declines in meeting EHDI benchmarks for infants born in 2020 compared with previous years. CDC and partner organizations (e.g., HRSA, NCHAM) have published an article in the Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, discussing factors that likely impacted the EHDI processes and contributed to these declines. Read the full article or read a summary of the key findings here.
2020 Annual Data Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program Summary
2020 Summary of Documented Data Items | Download [PDF – 194 KB]
Hearing Screening Data
2020 Summary of Hearing Screening Among Total Occurent Births | Download [PDF – 180 KB]
2020 Summary of Detailed Hearing Screening Results | Download [PDF – 98 KB]
2020 Summary of Infants Screened Before 1 Month of Age | Download [PDF – 149 KB]
2020 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Hearing Screening Among Total Occurrent Births | Download [PDF – 167 KB]
Not Passing / Diagnosis Data
2020 Summary of Diagnostics Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening | Download [PDF – 132 KB]
2020 Summary of Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening Diagnosed Before 3 Months of Age | Download [PDF – 129 KB]
2020 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Diagnosis Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening | Download [PDF – 140 KB]
Early Intervention Data
2020 Summary of Early Intervention (EI) Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss | Download [PDF – 128 KB]
2020 Summary of Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss Enrolled in Early Intervention (EI) Before 6 Months of Age | Download [PDF – 69 KB]
2020 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Early Intervention (EI) Services Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss | Download [PDF – 115 KB]
Type and Severity Data
2020 Type and Severity Summary of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss (By Ear) | Download [PDF – 336 KB, 4 Pages]
