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Health Tip: If Your Child Has Trouble Hearing
By LadyLively on February 19, 2015
Hearing loss can be present at birth or can be caused by triggers including an untreated ear infection, exposure to loud sounds or a medical condition that affects hearing.
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation mentions these signs that child may have hearing loss:
- Turns up the volume on the television too loud.
- Doesn’t respond appropriately when asked questions, or doesn’t respond when you call his or her name.
- Has learning problems in school.
- Has a speech delay or other language difficulty.
- Watches others to mimic what they are doing.
- Describes pain in the head or in the ears.
- Has a difficult time understanding others or seems to speak differently than other children his or her age.
Source: HealthDay
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