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 …….
