Some hearing losses can be treated with medications. Others can be treated surgically. Immunizing your child against rubella, or German measles, is an important way to prevent what was in the past, one of the most common causes of deafness in children. A hearing aid amplifies the limited hearing a child may have. Special education that includes speech and language therapy is important to hearing impaired children.
Some children learn to lip read very well.
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