During pregnancy
•Mother had German measles, a viral infection or flu.
•Mother drank alcoholic beverages.
Newborn (birth to 28 days of age)
•Weighed less than 3.5 pounds at birth.
•Has an unusual appearance of the face or ears.
•Was jaundiced (yellow skin) at birth and had an exchange blood transfusion.
•Was in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for more than five days.
•Received an antibiotic medication given through a needle in a vein.
•Had meningitis.
•Failed newborn hearing screening test.
Family
•Has one or more individuals with permanent or progressive hearing loss that was present or developed early in life.
Infant (29 days to 2 years)
•Received an antibiotic medication given through a needle in a vein.
•Had meningitis.
•Has a neurological disorder.
•Had a severe injury with a fracture of the skull with or without bleeding from the ear.
•Has recurring ear infections with fluid in ears for more than three months.
Reference
information: www.entnet.org/
