If you would like to learn more about these tests click here . Hearing impairment is usually not detected in most children until they are two years old. Because of this children may experience profound delays in speech, social, mental and emotional development. The first two years are when these foundations are being established. If the hearing loss is identified when they are infants it can be treated and there can be very successful results.
Hearing helps children learn to read, appreciate music and to receive warnings of approaching harm.
If the child's doctor recommends it the child should then be taken to see an audiologist. An audiologist is a health professional who specializes in the evaluation of hearing disorders and also provides related services. If you are interested in some guidelines for auditory development in children click here. The ASDC is an organization of parents and families that advocate for deaf or hard of hearing children's total participation in education, the family and the community. This site answers frequently asked questions about hearing aids, cochlear implants, etc.