What should I do if my five-year-old child is diagnosed with hearing loss?

Hearing loss in children generally refers to children aged 0-14 who have difficulty hearing in both ears due to various reasons, and cannot or cannot hear environmental sounds and voices clearly. According to the severity, it can be divided into mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe. In mild cases, it is difficult to hear soft speech, in moderate cases, it is also difficult to communicate with ordinary sounds, in severe cases, children need to speak loudly to hear speech fragments, and in extremely severe cases, children have the most serious problems and need to shout loudly close to the ear. Only fragments of language can be heard.

What should I do if my five-year-old child is diagnosed with hearing loss?

It is recommended to go to a regular hospital for a relevant hearing examination. First, the cause of the hearing loss must be diagnosed. Can it be rescued? Whether it is permanent hearing loss, if it is confirmed that it is permanent hearing loss, you can choose a local professional hearing aid fitting center to choose a hearing aid, which has more choices and is more professional.

There are currently two main methods for children with permanent hearing loss, one is to wear Hearing Aids, and the other is to surgically implant cochlear implants. Wearing a hearing aid means that the hearing aid amplifies external sounds and uses the child's residual hearing to listen. Cochlear implants use cochlear implants to replace the original cochlear function to reconstruct hearing when children have no residual hearing. The biggest difference between the two is that hearing aids are hearing compensation, and cochlear implants are hearing reconstruction. Generally speaking, those who have residual hearing choose hearing aids for hearing compensation, and those with extremely severe hearing loss who have poor or ineffective hearing aids choose cochlear implants for hearing reconstruction.

0-5 years old is the fastest stage of speech development for children. Parents should pay attention to it and not miss the best speech rehabilitation period. Wear hearing aids immediately and start speech training as soon as possible! Improving children's quality of life is good for children's future study and life!

The impact of hearing loss is multi-faceted, so hearing rehabilitation is also a comprehensive process that requires All our institutions and parents work together to promote the all-round development of children in the five major development areas of preschool children, including health, language, society, science, and art.

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