Loss of Hearing

Talk to us about hearing issues

If you or a loved one are suffering from any of the issues outlined below, we recommend you make an appointment.

New-born (Birth to 6 months)

  • Does not startle, move, or cry to loud unexpected sounds

  • Does not awaken to loud noises

  • Cannot be soothed by voice alone

  • Does not turn his/her head in the direction of your voice by 4-6 months

Young Infant (6 through 12 months)

  • Does not point to familiar persons or objects when asked

  • By 12 months does not understand simple phrases such as "wave bye-bye", "clap hands" by listening alone

Infant (13 months through 2 years)

  • Is not alert to environmental sounds

  • Does not respond to sound and locate where sound is coming from

  • Cannot imitate and use simple words for familiar people and things around the home

  • Is not showing consistent growth in the understanding and the use of words to communicate

  • Two-year-old cannot repeat words or phrases and does not use short phrases when talking

  • Child does uses gestures only to communicate

Child (3 years and older)

  • Speech is not like other children of similar age

  • Does not listen to TV at a normal volume

  • Seems unable to understand verbal questions or instructions

Adults

  • Do you often need to ask people to repeat what they have said?

  • Do you typically have trouble understanding a conversation or mishear people in a group or in the presence of background noise?

  • Does it seem that people are regularly not speaking clearly or are ‘mumbling’?

  • When watching television do you need to set the volume higher than other people to hear comfortably?

  • Do you become frustrated or even totally avoid some social occasions because there is too much noise, or you cannot keep up with the conversation?

  • Can you become tired or stressed after you have been listening or in a conversation for an extended time period?

  • Do you find you need to be close to the speaker at meetings, seminars, restaurants or in religious services to understand?

  • Do you need to maintain eye contact or see people’s faces to understand what they are saying?

  • Do you find it difficult to localize where sounds are coming from?

  • Have your family or friends questioned whether you have a hearing problem?