Deafness and hearing loss are not exclusive to older people. The Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing is a charitable organization that has worked for sight and hearing causes for 31 years. Now it has entered the fight to protect infant hearing too.
When Lions Clubs take their campaign public on Oct. 12 and 13, members will station themselves at public places in communities all over the state to raise awareness about the need for newborn hearing screening. Washington is not among the 34 states that require infants to be screened for hearing loss, and the Northwest Lions Foundation wants to change that.
As they raise awareness and educate during Golden Ear Days, the Lions will also raise support for LEAP, the Lions Early Assessment Program for newborn hearing screening. Contributions will support LEAP to make newborn hearing screening a standard practice in this state.
The Northwest Lions Foundation, along with local Lions clubs, has so far awarded charitable funding to hospitals in Vancouver, Kennewick, Silverdale, and Ballard to conduct newborn hearing screening, a quick and painless, non-invasive procedure that uses a sensor to detect whether an infant can hear a series of clicks or tones. In these hospitals alone, over 10,000 babies will be screened this year.
Golden Ear Days also benefits the Foundation's other hearing programs including the Lions Hearing Aid Bank.
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