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What you need to know about Hearing Loss

What is Hearing Loss?

The term “hearing loss” encompasses the following terms -:

Hearing impairment, deafness, deafened, partially deaf, hard of hearing …….

What are the effects and signs?

A child with mild deafness will hear conversation one-to-one in quiet background conditions …….

How is it assessed?

All babies in England are offered a hearing screen routinely within a few weeks of birth as part of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP)…....

How is it treated and managed?

Bone-conduction or surgically implanted Bone Anchored Hearing Aids can be used in specific circumstances …….

What evidence is available?

A speech and language therapist may provide information about symptoms, investigations, treatment and resulting disability or needs …….

How long will the needs last?