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Protecting Children’s Hearing
The Hearing Journal recently shared an article that reviews the growth and maturation of the human auditory system and explores why children are more susceptible than adults to auditory damage from noise. Researchers recommend ways to protect infants' and children's hearing.
Scientists Develop a Genetic Test That Could Help Reduce Pediatric Deafness
Earlier this month, The Hearing Review published an overview of the results from the “Rapid Point-of-Care Genotyping to Avoid Aminoglycoside-Induced Ototoxicity in Neonatal Intensive Care” study. University of Manchester scientists developed a “world-first genetic test” that could prevent pediatric deafness in hundreds of babies each year.
Childhood Hearing Loss
Though children can be born with hearing loss, this condition can also develop at any time during childhood. Hearing loss can have considerable developmental consequences for children, including impacting both their speech and language development and social skills.
Your Back-to-School Hearing Checklist
With back-to-school season heading your direction, we’re sure you have gathered many lists of supplies, like notebooks, pencils, and crayons that your child needs for school. While those are important for your child to learn their best, it’s also important that you consider what your child may need to either prevent hearing loss or help if they are already experiencing it.
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: Definition, Symptoms and Treatments
The Eustachian tube is a narrow tube connecting the back of the nose and the middle ear. Normally, the tube is filled with air and opens when we yawn, swallow or chew. It functions to protect the middle ear from pathogens; to ventilate the middle ear, which allows the eardrum to work and vibrate properly; and, to help drain mucus from the middle ear.
Child Health Day: Early Signs of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss in infants is a hidden disability. Infants can't express themselves or alert parents that there is a problem. That's why it's important for parents to understand and look for signs of hearing loss.
Signs of Infant Hearing Loss
Hearing loss in infants is a hidden disability. Infants can't express themselves or alert parents that there is a problem. That's why it's important for parents to understand and look for signs of hearing loss.