{"id":9965,"date":"2022-05-19T21:17:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/?p=9965"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T18:43:50","slug":"does-your-child-have-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/does-your-child-have-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Child Have Hearing Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
While universal newborn hearing tests catch the majority of hearing loss in children, some do not develop hearing loss<\/a> until they are slightly older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Studies have varied throughout the years, but the Center for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that 14.9% of children ages 6-19 had some degree of hearing loss.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because untreated hearing loss can put your child at a disadvantage while in class at Eagle Rock Elementary<\/a>, it\u2019s important to identify and treat any hearing issues as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s look at some signs your infant, toddler or school-aged child may be struggling to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing the average age children experience particular hearing and speech milestones can help give you a better perspective on whether or not your child might be struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can be harder to identify hearing loss in older children because they have likely developed coping mechanisms to help mask their issues. Signs may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guidelines aren\u2019t absolutes, so it\u2019s important not to panic if you\u2019re child isn\u2019t hitting all of these in the exact timeframe listed below. However, if you\u2019ve noticed a pattern of not meeting milestones or have any concerns, bring your child in to get their hearing tested.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hearing tests are a quick and painless way to diagnose hearing loss. The sooner your child receives proper treatment, the sooner they can improve their speech and language skills and start meeting the same milestones as their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To speak to an expert or schedule an appointment, call The House Institute today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While universal newborn hearing tests catch the majority of hearing loss in children, some do not develop hearing loss until they are slightly older. Studies have varied throughout the years, but the Center for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that 14.9% of children ages 6-19 had some degree…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Knowing the average age children experience particular hearing and speech milestones can help provide clues that your child has hearing loss.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hearing-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Hearing Milestones in Children by Age <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Hearing Loss in School-Aged Children<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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When in Doubt, Get a Hearing Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n