

As a parent, you may be having concerns that your child may be suffering from hearing loss. It becomes more difficult to identify hearing loss as children get older. The signs of hearing loss may be even harder to recognize in infants and younger children. We will break it down for you to help you determine if your child may be suffering from hearing difficulties.
Signs to watch out for among babies:
- If a newborn hearing screening was performed and the baby did not pass
- If baby doesn’t react to sound or startle
- If baby stops babbling or doesn’t babble at all
- If baby shows no response to familiar voices
- If baby doesn’t say any words when he/she reaches 1 year including single words like “papa”
Signs of hearing issues among toddlers
When your baby is past 1 year, it’s easier to look out for other possible signs of hearing loss. Among the things you should keep an eye on include:
- If your child has delayed speech
- If you child has unclear speech
- Your child doesn’t respond to voices or sounds when you call from a point where they can’t see you
- When your child asks you to repeat certain thing a lot
- When your child asks for the volume of TV to be turned up much higher than normal
- When your child cannot hear distant sounds or low tones
Bear in mind that not all these signs instantly result in a hearing loss diagnosis. Some of the signs above may be developmental stages that your child is yet to receive. Remember that babies are different and some may have delayed or unclear speech which is not related to hearing loss in any way. It is important to speak to your child’s pediatrician or a pediatric audiologist who will perform certain tests to diagnose the issue.
Among older children, hearing loss is easier to diagnose. Let’s take a look at some signs that can help parents to detect hearing issues among older children:
- The child doesn’t respond at other times when you call or speak to them
- The child watches TV at a volume that is higher than what other members of the family use
- The child requests you to repeat what you’ve said most of the time
- The child moves the ear forward whenever they are listening to what you are saying
- The child’s teacher may have complained that he/she doesn’t respond well when spoken to in the classroom
- It appears as though the child doesn’t pay attention to you when you talk to them especially when you are not facing them or are in a different room
- Your child tends to look at you when you are speaking hence depending on visual cues to actually get what you are saying
The above-mentioned signs could be an indication that your child is suffering from hearing loss. It is important to speak to a specialist regarding this.
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