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·        About 4 in 1000 babies are born deaf or hard of hearing, or will develop hearing loss in early childhood

·        With new technologies, babies can be identified as young as a few hours after birth.

·        The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has implemented a comprehensive program to identify these babies and provide them with the supports and services that they need.

·        In the District of Thunder Bay, the Infant Hearing Program is provided through the Thunder Bay District Health Unit Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Program.