I am curious... How are they diagnosed and at what age?
Thanks .
2006-11-11 19:30:27 · 11 answers · asked by buterflikizes20 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Usually if the don't respond to noises, that's a pretty good sign of hearing loss. As they get older lack of ANY speech at all, this includes the so called "babbling", because "babbling" is actually rudimentary imitation of what they are hearing being spoken...if they don't "mimic" then they're not hearing.
2006-11-11 19:37:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Signs Of Deafness In Babies
2016-11-07 00:31:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A baby not responding to sudden noises may not necessarily be a sign of deafness. Nowadays, many states require infants to have their hearing screened at birth. This can lead to early detection of problems, but not all the time. Some children's deafness comes post-nataly due to ear infections or other causes.
Deaf children tend to fall behind in speech development around 4-8 months, though many aren't diagnosed til later. A deaf baby will still babble like a hearing baby because they like the feeling that happens when they produce speech sounds. Around this age babies will start imitating speech sounds. But deaf babies continue to babble so it can be hard to tell if they are imitating sounds that they hear or if they are just babbling. Age ranges for diagnosis varies from child to child, although, from experiences I've had, many babies are diagnosed around 12-24 months.
When a parent thinks that there may be a problem with their child's hearing, they have to go to the audiologist to have it diagnosed. This site has the information about the types of screenings they do: http://www.deafchildren.org/resources/7_I%20Suspect%20my%20Baby%20has%20a%20Hearing%20Loss.pdf
2006-11-12 15:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by seasonsoflove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a hard question because very few babies will be diagnoised deaf, but abot 10% born every year are diagnoised w/ hearing problems. Some signs include that they do not respond to noices & voices older babies will not turn their head for a noise or voice (may sometimes due to not being totally deaf or vibrations) also speech dealy & no babbiling. A hearing test is done on newborns at the hosital however due to the method & other variables only 50% of babies w/ hearing problems are diagnoised then.
2006-11-11 19:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How old is the baby? My youngest is three and it is required in my state that the babies have a hearing test before they leave the hospital. A child can be diagnosed at any age, it is a non painful quick test.
2006-11-12 03:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by art h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is usually done by a special test at the hospital. If not, try seeing if the baby jerks or is startled by clapping, loud crashes or etc. but don't do it too much as you might damage his/her hearing if the baby isn't deaf!
2006-11-11 19:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by kgb994400 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just check and see if they respond to sound! If you want it calibrated you should see a physician
2006-11-11 19:41:09 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have heard that if you clap your hands really loud and they do not respond or turn their head that it may be a sign... to be sure take your baby to the doctor.
2006-11-11 19:33:22 · answer #8 · answered by Holly 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
not startled by noise
2006-11-11 19:33:18 · answer #9 · answered by justcurious 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
huh?
2006-11-11 19:32:08 · answer #10 · answered by hell oh 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋