When a Hearing Loss Test Is Needed
February 22nd, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
For some people, hearing loss is inevitable. Genetic disorders or serious injuries can mean an unavoidable loss. For most people who experience hearing problems, a hearing loss test taken in time can lead to successful treatment or timely rehabilitation.
While older people can adjust to some hearing loss (Beethoven wrote symphonies after losing his hearing), babies need their hearing to develop language, communication and social skills.
More and more hospitals are screening newborns for hearing problems. If an infant is found to be hearing impaired, steps can be taken to treat a problem that can be treated or take other steps to help a child develop language and social skills with some or total loss of hearing. Read the rest of this entry »
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