Hearing and Kids

 by Dr. Lisa Klop   Dr. Lisa Klop is an audiologist and an educational specialist for Sivantos, Inc., the manufacturer of Signia hearing aids. Her areas of particular expertise include hearing assistive technology and the fitting of kids and teens.     Children with hearing loss face various challenges inside and outside the school classroom. They require less reverberation, better

I’m the Boss of My Hearing Loss Author – Amy Kroll Illustrator – Tom Heimann I love the title because it gives the impression that managing hearing loss is in the child’s control. The book shows the child showing off his hearing aids, a hearing aid’s parts and controls, and talks about wearing the FM at school. It talks about

  Introduction When a child with hearing loss begins school, some families find it good to put together a book which can introduce the child to the school. It’s a friendly way to explain about hearing loss and what the child needs for success. The book can be written either from the point of view of the parents or written

  Explain the effects of hearing loss to teachers and other school staff Most people think that once you fit a child with hearing aids the hearing loss should be cured. Hearing aids are not like eyeglasses. They help a lot but they do not solve all listening problems. Teachers need to understand that, even with the very best technology,

  What is a mild hearing loss?  Normal hearing for children is 0-15 dBHL. Minimal hearing loss (MHL) is 15-25 dB HL. Mild hearing loss is 24-40 dB, It doesn’t sound like a big difference but it is. 1/1000 newborns have mild hearing loss (although newborn hearing screening often misses mild hearing loss.) At school age, 3/1000 have MHL.  

As we keep saying, things keep changing (for the better) for children with hearing loss. As we keep saying, “It’s not the same old deafness.” Prior to the initiation of newborn hearing screening the age of identification of hearing loss in children was around two years of age. As a result, babies were not fit with hearing aids until well

The National Acoustics Laboratory in Australia under the supervision of Dr. Teresa Ching has conducted the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study over a period of years. In Australia, all children with hearing loss are followed by Australia Hearing, so collecting data on performance of children with hearing loss is easier. All children receive evidence based audiology

Summer is here and every kid I know is excited about having the summer off. I remember that feeling well and see it in all the kids I know. However, it is really important that kids do not lose hard earned skills during the summer. What can parents do to help kids maintain skills?   Who needs summer therapy? The

As I have said before, it’s not the same old deafness. Kids born today have different choices then those born 40 or 50 years ago, even 20 years ago. However, there are still some people out there who do not want to offer a choice to parents. When Nyle diMarco, a deaf model/actor, won Dancing With The Stars, there was

Last week I had the honor to give a full day workshop for the Educational Audiologists in Iowa. It was wonderful for a lot of reasons – not the least of which was the fact that there were 54 educational audiologists in Iowa who attended the conference. I am fairly sure there are not 54 educational audiologists in the state