Commonly Used Acronyms
AABR Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
AuD Doctor of Audiology
ABR Auditory Brainstem Response
BF Birthing Facility
CDC Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
DPOAE Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions
DSCC Division of Specialized Care for Children
EHDI Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
ENT Ear Nose and Throat
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HL Hearing Loss
IDPH Illinois Department of Public Health
JCIH Joint Committee on Infant Hearing
NBHS Newborn Hearing Screening
NCHAM National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management
NHSTC Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum
NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
OAE Otoacoustic Emissions
SCBU Special Care Baby Unit
TEOAE Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions
UIC University of Illinois at Chicago
UNHS Universal Newborn Hearing Screening