Hearing Loss in Children - What Every Parent Should Know!

Some children can be born deaf. This is very alarmingare hereditary. The child's parent/parents is/are deaf
on the part of parents because hearing problemsor there's a history of deaf in your family.
cannot be easily detected. Unless, your babies are• Several cases are due to ototoxic medicines or
screened right after they were born at the hospitalwhat they call drugs that cause hearing problems if
then, you'll be able to determine whether he/she hastaken by too much dosage.
hearing problems or not.• There are cotton buds which are not fit for
• Hearing loss in children is due to injured eardrums.cleaning children's ear. There are even cleaning buds
The reason why eardrums get injured is cleaning in itswhich are low-grade or cheaply produced. Bad cotton
interior. Most children are taught to clear theirbuds or cleaning buds can lead to damaged eardrums.
eardrums on their own using cotton buds. Since• Lot of noise and loud music. Do you know why
children get to clean their ears without mommy'sparents keeps their children away from fireworks
help, they tend to clear it improperly. This is quiteduring New Year's Eve or why they hinder their kids
dangerous. When the ear is damaged due to 'toofrom attending loud concerts and hearing loud playing
much' cleaning - it damages the nerves.bands - because children's ears are so fragile that it
• Some children are born with a missing orcould break at instant if not properly taken cared of.
damaged cochlea or other ear parts. These causesHowever, there are signs which parents should
hearing problems on their parts if they are born withwatch-out such as if the child naturally speak very
injured ear.loud or very soft voice or there are times when she
• Others get hearing loss during pregnancy. Whenhe doesn't react to loud noises. Furthermore, parents
they're still in their mothers womb. Their parent mayshould watch out suppose their child doesn't react
have encountered a problem which caused hearingwhen you call his/her name. Check out their ears if it
problems to the child. There are organisms whichappears malformed or too small. As well as if they
may have crossed the placenta that interferes withturn the same direction of ear, over and over again.
the fetus development.When you've found these signs in your child, bring
• There are cases which hearing losses in childrenhim to a pediatrician immediately.