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Idaho Matters Discusses Hearing Impairment In Children

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An infant with a cochlear implant.

This Segment Originally aired on MAY 16, 2019

Idaho Matters looks at ways to detect and treat pediatric hearing loss with Dr. Jess Stich-Hennen, a pediatric audiologist at St. Luke's, Susie Jones, a speech pathologist with St. Luke's and parent Gretchen Fors.

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