Newborn Hearing Screening Data Summaries

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Data notes 

Data population: infants born in Minnesota during 2018-2022 for all data summaries, except for those with late onset hearing loss. The data population for the late onset hearing loss cases is based on diagnosis year rather than birth year, including infants diagnosed with late onset hearing loss between 2018-2022. 

Note on data denominators and eligibility for screening. Data denominators vary between the different newborn screens, so the number of newborns screened or families that opt out will not total the same for each type of screen. This variation is due to factors that determine eligibility for each newborn screen. The denominators used for the hearing summary graphs are included below for reference: 

• Newborns screened: infants born in Minnesota, excluding infants who died before hearing screening was completed or who were referred directly to diagnostic testing for medical reasons.
• Families who opted out of screening: infants born in Minnesota, excluding infants who died before hearing screening was completed or who were referred directly to diagnostic testing for medical reasons. 

For more details about newborn hearing screening and hearing loss informational fact sheets, visit Minnesota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI). 

For questions about the data you see here, or to request the information in an alternate format, email health.newbornscreening@state.mn.us.