Language & Speech Development Of Normal Hearing Children:
Newborn – 1month
Pay attention to people's voice
Jumps or blink to loud sound
Smile when you talk
1-3 months
Head will rotate in the direction of the sound
Listen to music
Express their emotions and needs with crying, cooing, facial expressions and body movements
4-7 months
Turns towards voices or sounds
Seem to like a musical toy
Respond to the call from others
Start babbling
8-12 months
Listen when people talk
Understand things like “no”, “bye bye”
Like copying sounds
1-2 years
Can distinguish object names and body parts
Understand and follow simple instructions
Listen to simple story and songs
Usually understand nouns firstly and learn verbs later
2-3 years
Understand and follow simple instructions
Can differentiate common items and the name of the picture
Find you when you call from another room
Understand most of what you and teachers say
Can answer simple question
Like books, story-time and able to answer questions after being read to
Paediatric Hearing Assessment
Hearing screening helps to identify with hearing loss to avoid long-term and developmental impacts resulted by hearing impairment. We are concerned about infants’ hearing health and provide the following hearing screening and assessment services in our centres:
Our Paediatric Audiological Services provided :
Otoacoustic
(Otoacoustic
Emissions Test - OAE)
A miniature earphone with microphone is placed in the ear. Sounds are played and the response is measured. It is a test for the outer hair cells’ function in the cochlea that can give information on the diagnosis of site of lesion in the auditory system.
Auditory Brainstem
(Auditory Brainstem
Response Test - ABR)
A fully automated ABR system which detects the presence or absence of an auditory brainstem response in newborns and infants. In this test, sounds are played to the infant’s ear through ear domes. Electrodes are placed on the infant’s forehead, shoulder or nape to detect the brainstem responses.
The following two hearing test techniques are commonly used in neonatal hearing diagnosis:
Impedance Audiometry
(Impedance Audiometry)
Test includes tympanometry and/or acoustic reflex measures, to assess the status of middle-ear system, such as eardrum.
Auditory Steady State Response – ASSR
(Auditory Steady State
Response - ASSR)
Auditory Steady State Response is an objective test used for evaluation of hearing ability in children too young for traditional audiometric testing.
Communication
A hearing loss, if go untreated, may result in speech defects, communication, learning and behavioral problems. In addition, children with hearing loss often do not appear to understand what is being said and frequently require repetition during daily communications. If your child has a hearing loss, you can do a lot to help and support them in daily life. For example, you can help your child understand and develop speech better by keeping a few basic communication rules in mind, such as: keep your face in view, speak clearly, avoid background noise, etc.