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Hearing Loss in Children - American Hearing Aid Associates
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Symptoms
of a Hearing Loss
The
first step in treating a hearing loss is to realize that one exists.
If your friend or relative shows one or more of the following
symptoms, encourage them gently to seek medical advice:
- Trouble
understanding speech that originates far away, such as in
concert halls, theatres, or churches
- Difficulty
hearing a phone ring
- Difficulty
hearing when in a group of people or in the presence of background
noise, such as traffic
- Avoiding
social gatherings and other public occasions where they might
feel embarrassed about misunderstanding others
- Asking
you or others to repeat themselves because they have trouble
understanding what is being said Turning their head or cupping
their ear to focus on a certain sound or speaker
- Watching
television or listening to the radio at a much louder volume
than you or others normally do
This
article courtesy of Oticon
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Ménière's
disease
M énière's disease (Morbus Ménière) is characterised by several
symptoms: varying degrees of hearing loss, tinnitus, and severe
attacks of dizziness and sound distortion in the affected ear.
Normally all symptoms are present.
Find
a Hearing Healthcare Provider
Find an audiologist, ENT practitioner, or hearing aid dispenser
in your area.
Hearing
Loss Indicators -
There are conditions which may occur before birth, during infancy
or in childhood that may affect a child's ability to hear normally.
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