HEARING LOSS IN CHILDREN

It offers a variety of child-friendly hearing products that employ the latest technologies designed to improve the quality of your child’s hearing no matter their age. Just some of the steps our Audiologists will take in fitting a pediatric hearing aid are:

The pediatric hearing loss management process

Discussing and planning for your child’s specific hearing needs
Taking an ear mold impression
Ordering and fitting the hearing aids
Caring for, cleaning and repairing the hearing aids as needed
Staying involved and reevaluating your child’s changing hearing needs

Learn about pediatric hearing loss

How common is hearing loss in newborns India?

Four out of every 1,000 newborns are born with some degree of hearing loss.

In a recent survey, 4 out of every 1000 children born in India were found to have severe, to profound hearing loss.
As per our Indian population the data suggests 6.3% of Indians suffering from significant hearing loss.
A large number of percentage group is between 0 to 14 years.

How does hearing loss affect children?

Hearing loss can affect the development of children's ability to engage in age-appropriate activities, their functional speech communication skills, and their language skills. It also has an impact on literacy, self-esteem, social skills. Also untreated or unnoticed hearing loss is associated with poor performance in academics.

Is newborn hearing screening mandatory?

All the newborns must have a hearing screening before being discharged from the hospital to detect hearing loss at birth. Newborns who were born at home should make it their priority to have their child screened within the first three weeks of life.

Through early detection it is possible to treat a child’s hearing problems so that they can develop the same as their peers.

Apple speech and hearing clinic recommend that your child’s hearing gets screened (OAE test or BERA test in Ahmedabad) early and evaluated regularly in order to empower and better your child’s life.

When to do hearing screening?

The formula is 1-3-6 that is, a new born must be screened before 1 month of age, confirm the diagnosis of hearing loss and provide proper rehabilitation options which can be fitting of hearing aids before 3 months. Enroll the child for early speech and language intervention before 6 months of age.

REASONS YOUR CHILD MIGHT HAVE AND/OR DEVELOP A HEARING LOSS

Premature birth
Complications during birth
Infections at birth such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), Rubella, and herpes simplex
Placement on mechanical ventilation system after birth
Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia or needing ECMO therapy
Repeated courses of IV antibiotics or diuretics
Diagnosis of a syndrome such as Down, Usher, Alport or Treacher Collins
Family history of permanent childhood hearing loss
Exposure to loud sounds or noises

Hearing Test for Children in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

OAE Test (Oto Acoustic Emission)
BERA Test (Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry)
BOA Test (Behavioral Observational Audiometry)
CPA Test (Conditioning Play Audiometry)
VRA Test (Visual Reinforcement Audiometry)
FFA Test (Free Field Audiometry)

HEARING AIDS FOR CHILDREN

THE PEDIATRIC HEARING LOSS MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Discussing and planning for your child’s specific hearing needs
Taking an ear mould impression
Ordering and fitting the hearing aids
Caring for, cleaning and repairing the hearing aids as needed
Staying involved and reassessing your child’s changing hearing needs

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Murad Chauhan

Recently I had been to this clinic with my uncle to get the Hearing aid test. Dr Amit is very well professional and calm had done the Hearing test to my uncle and suggested us to go for Hearing aids and given the best advance Hearing aids options available in the market and my uncle fitted with Hearing aids now he is back to his normal life and hearing better.

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