Hearing Impairments in Children

Follow the links below to find information about hearing impairments in children. For information about deafness in children, see HealthInsite's Deafness [Topic Page]

Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Ears - looking after your ears
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hearing is one of our five senses. Look at an animal like a cat or a dog and you will notice that they are turning their ears to hear what is happening all around them. Our ears do not need to turn about.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Ears - hearing problems
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hearing well helps us to learn how to speak, to understand, to communicate with others and to enjoy listening to the sounds that we like to hear.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Ear and hearing health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents findings from the audiology and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) follow-up services provided to children in prescribed areas of the Northern Territory as part of the Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory National Partnership Agreement.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Children with hearing loss
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   There are many causes of temporary hearing problems, but some children can have permanent hearing loss. In many cases, the cause of a hearing loss is not known.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Hearing and hearing loss
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hearing well is important to your baby's development. If there are any problems in hearing, you need to find them early
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Children with hearing loss - resources
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Resources in Australia for families of children with hearing loss (impairment).
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion (glue ear) in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Glue ear (otitis media with effusion - OME) is sticky fluid in the middle ear that does not cause pain or fever but can reduce hearing. Steroid drugs (taken orally or as nose spray) are sometimes used to try to speed up the resolution of effusion and so...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Central auditory processing disorder
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) means that the brain has difficulty working out the meaning of the sounds that they hear.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Hearing problems in children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Hearing problems in children can be caused by factors including otitis media (infection of the middle ear), exposure to disease in utero such as rubella (German measles), genetic disorders, exposure to loud noise, and certain diseases including meningitis. Deafness may be temporary or permanent. Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is a symptom of hearing damage. Treatment may include antibiotics, removal of wax or foreign object in the ear, hearing aids or speech therapy. A cochlear implant may be considered in the case of severe or profound hearing loss.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Hearing problems in children - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Poor hearing is a serious problem for children, affecting the ability to speak, read and be educated.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Otitis media in children - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Otitis media (middle ear infection) is a common childhood illness, and is the most common reason for children being prescribed antibiotics.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Hearing loss and your baby: the next step. An information resource for families in NSW
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   This publication was developed as part of the Statewide Infant Screening - Hearing (SWISH) Program to assist parents with the challenges they face when they discover their baby has hearing loss.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Hearing impairment and schoolchildren - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Hearing impairments affect a child's listening ability and can therefore often interfere with their educational and social development.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Diagnostic tests: newborn hearing screening
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Advances in audiological testing equipment and techniques allow accurate hearing screening of the newborn, using either otoacoustic emission screeners or automated auditory brainstem evoked response audiometry. Hearing screening lowers the age of diagnosis of permanent hearing loss.
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Why does my baby need a diagnostic assessment? (Hearing)
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   If your baby did not show a clear result for the first two hearing screens, they will need a diagnostic assessment. There can be a number of reasons for this.
Date:   Apr 2003

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