100 young subjects with sickle cell disease were screened for hearing loss at the Sickle Cell Clinic at Arkansas Children's Hospital. 12% of the sample failed, which is higher than prevalence rates for the age groups suggest. Routine screening of hearing is suggested as the first step in the audiologic rehabilitation process.
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