Daycare and Children With Severe Hearing Loss
As a parent, you want to make sure your child is always experiencing the best care, whether at home or in a school or daycare setting. If you have a young child with severe hearing loss, you may be worried that daycare facilities won’t be able to adequately meet your child’s needs. Let’s examine what…
What Is Congenital Hearing Loss & How Is It Treated?
If a condition is congenital, it means you’re born with it. One condition that can be congenital is hearing loss. In fact, approximately two to three of every 1,000 babies have congenital hearing loss. Below we review more information about congenital hearing loss. What Are the Types of Congenital Hearing Loss? There are three types…
Get into the Spooky Spirit with Your Hearing Aids
Even though hearing loss is extremely common – affecting approximately two to three out of every 1,000 babies and one in eight people ages 12 and older in the U.S. – some people believe there is still a stigma around wearing hearing aids. Specifically, they fear that by wearing hearing aids they’ll look “old.” This…
Facts About Pediatric Hearing Loss for Audiology Awareness Month
As a parent, nothing is more important than your child’s health. In honor of October being Audiology Awareness Month, we’d like to go over the basics of pediatric hearing loss, from how it’s diagnosed to the best treatment options available. Most Infants Are Screened for Hearing Loss Shortly After Birth The vast majority of newborns…
What Causes Temporary Hearing Loss in Children?
If your child is complaining that things sound funny or it seems like they can’t hear as well as you talk to them, don’t immediately assume the worst. Not all hearing loss is permanent, and they may be dealing with a condition that is causing temporary hearing loss. Let’s look at a few of the…
Four Ways To Help Your Child Adjust To Wearing Hearing Aids in the Classroom
Summer is coming to a close and schools like Bennett Elementary have started back up for the year. As a parent, you want to do whatever you can to make sure your child can succeed this year. If your child wears hearing aids, know that there are several extra things you can do to help…
What Are the Benefits of Newborn Hearing Testing?
According to one study, “19 to 42 percent of profoundly hearing-impaired children will be missed with targeted, risk factor–based screening.” This is why, in 2000, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) guidelines were created. This program ensures: All babies are screened for hearing loss no later than one month of age. If a baby…
How to Help Your Child with Hearing Loss Navigate Social Situations
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 15% of school-age children have low- or high-frequency pediatric hearing loss of at least 16 decibels in one or both ears. If your child is one of this population, you may wonder how you can help them navigate social situations. We provide tips on how…
How To Help Children With Hearing Loss Who Experience Fatigue
Hearing loss makes your brain work harder to process speech and other sounds. Research has shown that this extra listening effort can lead to children with hearing loss experiencing more subjective fatigue than their peers. Consequences of Listening Fatigue When children experience listening fatigue, it can impact negatively at school and lead to issues such…
Can Balloons Cause Hearing Loss?
A lot of factors can cause hearing loss, including aging, genetics and certain medical conditions. New research shows that you may want to add balloons to that list as well. Loud Noise and Hearing Loss To be clear, while balloons by themselves pose no threat to your hearing, the volume created by a popped balloon…