There is no universal screening programme for babies in Cambodia and school-age hearing loss is given little attention. Hearing screening and early intervention are key to curbing infective disease and successful auditory rehabilitation. Hearing loss, particularly in babies, is invisible leading to delayed identification. Chronic middle ear disease in Cambodia is a major public health problem requiring urgent action.

This project combines the screening of schoolchildren for chronic otitis media (leading cause of hearing loss globally) with a neonatal hearing screening service to detect congenital loss.

Working in partnership with the neonatology department of a non-profit hospital in Kampot, All Ears will provide full diagnostic assessments using frequency-specific stimuli to determine hearing levels in newborns and fitting hearing aids on babies in need.

All Ears will also visit  local schools and NGOs, targeting new geographical areas of Phnom Penh municipality, screening for infective disease in school-age children with onward referral to for further specialist treatment as required.