Deafness is hard to detect in infants.
Many states have programs for the early detection of deafness in kids.
The goal in many of these programs is to detect hearing problems before the child reaches one year of age. If parents suspect that their child is deaf, they should seek the help of a competent audiologist to test the child's hearing. This is particularly important if the child is only weeks or months old. We rarely recognize deaf children in our daily life. It is easy for deaf children to be silent and appear to be participating in an activity.