 |
Almost
every child will have at least one episode of middle ear infection with
conductive hearing loss.
|
| One out
of three primary school age children will have some form of hearing loss
at any given time. |
 |
Most of
this hearing loss is temporary, however some is permanent. |
| > |
 |
Signs
you should look for |
 |
not responding
to soft speech or when called from another room |
 |
|
dislike
of sudden or loud noises |
|
not hearing
against background noise ("Beg pardon?" and "What?") |
 |
|
complaining
of "noises" in the ear |
| > |
 |
Some
signs you may well have noticed (and not realised could be caused by partial
hearing loss) |
|
irritable, naughty
or disobedient |
 |
|
lack of concentration
at home/school |
|
appearing to have poor
gross motor skills or is clumsy |
 |
|
not remembering instructions |
|
prefers the TV or radio
up loud |
 |
|
delayed speech development
or other speech problems |
| > |
| |
If you
are concerned, we recommend your child has a hearing assessment. |
| |
We provide
your child with a hearing assessment which includes: |
| |
|
an ear canal examination |
| |
|
a hearing test (audiogram
) which shows how much sound your child hears at different pitches; and |
| |
|
an assessment of the
function of your child's middle ear system (tympanometry). |
| |
|
| |
After we
conduct our assessment of your child's hearing, we will prepare a report
on our findings and |
| |
then discuss
our findings with you and your child. You will have the information you
need to determine if |
| |
your child
has a problem with conductive hearing loss. Our expertise means you will
know just how |
| |
good your
child's hearing really is. |
| |
|
| |
While you
are at Hearing Solutions you may choose
some additional products, including custom made |
| |
earplugs
for swimming or special earwraps to prevent water entering the ear canal.
They come in colours |
| |
your child
will love! |
| |
|
| |
|
