Other more common ailments may be diagnosed. The normal age of discovering a hearing loss appears to average out at about two years. When this hearing loss is discovered, the family go into a traumatic shock. The parents experience the death of their dreams for a perfect child. They may do nothing because of a lack of information.
Some parents fight back for their child.
These parents attempt to provide this needed help. They realize their child will still be able to do many things, although the future may not be as envisioned by these parents. A new experience for parents who fight for their child is a new hope, a rebirth of dreams for their child, when opportunities for communication are discovered. The decision of education and training for this child is with parental authority. New and hard, scary decisions without much information must be made in a short period of time and without professional advise.