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| Parents / guardian / teachers
and well - wishers should understand the handicap of deafness
and be proactive in the management of the hard of hearing
child. We spent thousands to send a child to a good school
but are reluctant to spend hundreds to check our child’s
hearing. May be ignorance. |
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| Hearing loss has considerable
impact on a child’s overall development of language,
cognition skills, social and emotional competence. Even mild
hearing loss can significantly retard acquisition of language,
speech and intellectual skills. |
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| Handicap seen in undetected /
untreated children are- Delayed Speech, Backward child, Problematic
child, A language learning deficit (ALLD), Learning disability
[LD], Mentally challenged, etc. Deafness is correctable in
all cases so good hearing evaluation is mandatory to rule
out hearing as a cause of the above before specialized management
for the above is initiated. |
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| Evaluation of a pre - lingual
child [child without language] is a complex affair. Tests
may have to be repeated number of times or a battery of tests
may have to be done. The skill and experience of the examiner
plays an important part in the proper evaluation and judgment.
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| Profound hearing loss leads to
dumbness which is preventable. See early detection / intervention
program. |
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ENT Speciality Center,
Divya Complex, II Floor,
NH - 47, Vyttila Junction,
Kochi - 682 019, Kerala, India.
Ph:+91 484 2305995, 2306301
Mob: +91 9349305995 |
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