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How do I know my Childs hearing is ok?.
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Hearing is a crucial part of
speech and language development. In Your baby should have had their hearing screening
test a few weeks after birth? If your child missed this screening and you would
like your baby tested or are concerned about your Childs hearing, speak to your
GP or health visitor.
You may also want to look at our other FAQ under speech and
language.
As a parent you are the expert and you will be able to recognize
if there are any
Symptoms of a hearing loss some of the signs of hearing loss for babies and
toddlers could be:
- Your baby does not respond
to sudden loud noises they may not be startled or turn their head or eyes
in the direction of the noise.
- Your baby appears to
not recognize your voice.
- Your baby does not laugh
out loud.
- Your notice that your
baby does not usually turn his or her eyes or head toward a sound.
- Your child does not babble
or make vocal noises and as they get older does not imitate sounds or produce
a few words.
- Your toddlers speech
may be limited, poor, or there may be no speech at all.
- They do not follow simple
commands are frequently inattentive and appear to have difficulty learning.
- As they get older they
may ask for the volume on the TV or radio/stereo to be increased.
- They may not respond
to normal pitch speech or answer inappropriately as they have not heard what
you have said correctly
health visitor
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