Each child should be evaluated and monitored to determine their benefit from a hearing, and their progress in using a hearing aid. Some children will accept use of the aid from the first day, while some will not accept the hearing aid without kicking, screaming and throwing a tantrum.
Most children usually fall somewhere in between.
Each child is different and will react and relate to a hearing aid in their own way. Finding the best way to encourage use of a hearing aid for a child will be different for each child and family. Below are a few strategies that may be helpful in the journey of promoting a child s hearing aid acceptance and use. Provide a clearly marked box for the aid to be placed for safekeeping. Place the box in an area where the child can learn to put it away independently.