About the Infant Hearing Program

Hearing children develop speech and language by listening and imitating those around them. When there is a hearing difference, these skills are delayed. About two in 1000 babies are born deaf or hard of hearing and another two children will become deaf of hard of hearing in early childhood. The Tri-Regional Infant Hearing Program (IHP) focuses on identifying these children as early as possible and providing intervention and follow-up services to support the healthy development of the preschool child.

Funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, and offered through Oak Valley Health and our partner agencies, the program offers hearing screening, assessment, family support and language development services to help them achieve their optimal potential.

The Tri-Regional Infant Hearing Program serves children aged birth to grade one entry who have been identified with a permanent hearing difference. The geographical areas served include York and Durham Regions, Peterborough, Northumberland and Haliburton Counties and the City of Kawartha Lakes.