Hearing Loss – Evidence to Look for

You should always pay attention to whether your child is listening and responding appropriately to a noise. A lack of response may indicate a hearing loss. In some cases it is difficult to detect mild forms of hearing loss, such as hearing loss in only one ear. Important: Always remember that even a slight hearing loss negatively affect the child’s ability to learn by listening.
General warning signs of hearing loss:
A family member or teacher has concerns because:

• • The hearing
  • Delays or differences in speech and language development
  • Lack of attention or behavior problems
  • Poorer school performance than expected
  • The child does not respond when someone speaks outside its field of view, even if it is only slightly deflected
  • A startled or surprised look when the child realizes that his name was called – at normal or even fairly high volume

•  The question is often, “What?” And “Huh?”
• The child observes the facial expressions of people speaking very attentive
• The child has difficulty understanding speech in background noise
• The child sits in the vicinity of the TV when the volume is sufficient for other
• The child represents the television or stereo / cassette player / CD player excessively loud a
• The child does not respond to voices on the phone or the phone is constantly changing from one ear to the other
• It scares not at loud noises
• It can not properly locate the source of a sound