how to tell if your child is hard of hearing?
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['limited, poor, or no speech.', 'frequently inattentive.', 'difficulty learning.', 'seems to need higher TV volume.', 'fails to respond to conversation-level speech or answers inappropriately to speech.']
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['Sit up, crawl, or walk later than other children.', 'Learn to talk later or have trouble speaking.', 'Have trouble understanding social rules.', 'Have trouble seeing the consequences of their actions.', 'Have trouble solving problems.']
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Infants and young children are more sensitive to loud noises than adults are. Because the ear canal is smaller in children, the sound pressure that is generated in the ears is greater compared to adults.
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['It is less complex than normal speech.', 'It is more exaggerated than normal speech.', 'It may be higher pitch.', 'There are longer and more frequent pauses, and the rate of speech is slower.', 'There is a limited range of words, and special forms of words are used.']
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["Isn't potty trained or still needs lots of help with everyday tasks. ... ", 'Has trouble listening or following directions. ... ', 'Is overly upset when you leave. ... ', "Doesn't communicate well. ... ", "Doesn't participate well in group or one-on-one play."]
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['Not respond to their name (the child may appear deaf)', 'Not point at objects or things of interest, or demonstrate interest.', 'Not play “pretend” games.', 'Avoid eye contact.', 'Want to be alone.', "Have difficulty understanding, or showing understanding, or other people's feelings or their own."]
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['Late talking.', 'Learning new words slowly.', 'Problems forming words correctly, such as reversing sounds in words or confusing words that sound alike.', 'Problems remembering or naming letters, numbers and colors.']
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['Late talking.', 'Learning new words slowly.', 'Problems forming words correctly, such as reversing sounds in words or confusing words that sound alike.', 'Problems remembering or naming letters, numbers and colors.', 'Difficulty learning nursery rhymes or playing rhyming games.']
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['A change in their voice. ... ', 'They may try and be still. ... ', 'Their bodily expressions may not match what they are saying out loud. ... ', 'Their language can change. ... ', 'Direction of their eyes. ... ', 'Covering their mouth or eyes. ... ', 'Unusual gesticulating. ... ', 'Taking that hardline pause.']
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See a GP if you or your child have: swelling around the ear. fluid coming from the ear. hearing loss or a change in hearing. other symptoms, like being sick, a severe sore throat or dizziness.
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Signs of hearing loss in children Your child may have a problem with their hearing if they: are slow to learn to talk, or aren't clear when they speak. don't reply when you call them. talk very loudly.
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['By 6 months: No big smiles or other warm, joyful expressions.', 'By 9 months: No back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles, or other facial expressions.', 'By 12 months: Lack of response to name.', 'By 12 months: No babbling or “baby talk”']
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['Has had three or more ear infections within six months, especially if they retain fluid in between the episodes.', 'Is suffering from hearing loss caused by the persistent build-up of fluid in the middle ear (otitis media with effusion). ... ', 'Has a collapsing ear drum, a condition known as atelectasis.']
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['Muffling of speech and other sounds.', 'Difficulty understanding words, especially against background noise or in a crowd.', 'Trouble hearing consonants.', 'Frequently asking others to speak more slowly, clearly and loudly.', 'Needing to turn up the volume of the television or radio.']
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Children's ear infections Ear infections are common in babies and small children. They often follow a cold and sometimes cause a high temperature. A baby or toddler may pull or rub at an ear. Other possible symptoms include fever, irritability, crying, difficulty feeding, restlessness at night, and a cough.
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Even if your newborn passes the initial hearing screening, watch for signs that he or she is hearing well. Hearing milestones that should be reached in the first year of life include: Most newborns startle or "jump" to sudden loud noises. By 3 months, a baby usually recognizes a parent's voice.
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Although the test is relatively accurate, it sometimes fails to detect hearing impairments. This is known as a “false negative” test result. Sometimes newborns with normal hearing get a wrong diagnosis after having an OAE test: Although they can hear well, they are mistakenly diagnosed as being hard of hearing.