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    Missouri Valley native elected to The Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars  Jun 12, 2005
    Dr. Brookhouser is internationally known for developing ways to quickly detect hearing loss in infants and to discover what causes children to lose their hearing. The Missouri Valley native is a leader in the field of pediatric otolaryngology and otology. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)

    Health officials: Hidden virus 'public health emergency'  Mar 7, 2005
    It also is a leading cause of hearing loss in infants. Yet it is not one of several "heel prick" blood screening tests performed at birth, routinely done for rare conditions like, for example, Maple Syrup Urine Disease. (Northwest Indiana Times )

    Diagnosing Inner Ear Hearing Loss Now Less Invasive With Genetic Testing  Jan 4, 2005
    The gene chip can test for the genetic causes of existing hearing loss and for the potential of future hearing loss in infants ... Hearing loss in infants can go undetected for months after birth and on average, children are diagnosed at age two-and-a-half, Dr. Greinwald said. (Science Daily)




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