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Yes. It will give them better hearing. (But, speak a touch louder)
The most common type of hearing loss is nerve loss or sensorineural loss. Hearing aids are usually the best method for treating this type of loss and can significantly improve hearing abilities.
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∙ 13y agoIf the person is 100% deaf, the hearing aid will not help him. However, if the deafness is caught at an early age, one can have a cochlear implant surgery done, which enables to hear, together with a lot of speech therapy, a child can reach 100% speech development.
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What types of hearing aids are recommended for mild hearing loss?
In the Canal hearing aids are recommended for mild hearing loss as they are less visible in the ear, they are moulded to your ear shape and are very good for telephone use.
How is mild hearing loss treated in children?
Usually it isn't. When hearing loss becomes bothersome or problematic, then a hearing aid may be used. In children there can be temporary mild hearing loss due to ear infections (especially otitis media). After antibiotic treatment, normal hearing (or, at least, hearing that was normal for that person before the infection) will return.
At what hearing loss percentage should you get a hearing aid?
Audiologists do not measure hearing in terms of percentage. Rather, hearing loss is determined based on how patients perform on hearing tests. If the patient has a hard time hearing people in conversation, the doctor may recommend a hearing aid.
If someone has mild hearing loss and does not use a hearing aid will this accelerate further hearing loss?
AnswerA hearing aid will not accelerate your hearing loss or improve the underlying condition. You hearing loss could progress due to age, genetics, noise or medications but not the hearing aid.Ok but does using an aid have any effect on further loss in other words if not using an aid does a condition deteriorate quicker than if wearing one?
What are the harmful effects of gunpowder?
Lung damage from toxic smoke, mild through to catastophic burns, loss of sight, loss of hearing, loss of limbs, loss of life.
Can you get hearing aids at Walmart?
Yes, you can. www.walmart.com offers ready wear hearing aids online. They are programmed for mild-moderate high frequnecy hearing loss, and manufactured by General Hearing Instruments, Inc. They also come with a 90 DAY TRIAL PERIOD.
Does not wearing a hearing aid accelerate an already known hearing loss?
Hearing aid use will not accelerate or decelerate your hearing loss, but wearing a hearing aid may keep your brain's speech interpretation ability sharp. The prescription you have for your hearing (called an audiogram) is a representation of how well your ear picks up the sounds around you so that they can be sent to the brain. If you have a hearing loss, it will be represented in the audiogram. If you have a hearing loss but do not wear hearing aids for it, the brain will not get all of the sounds that are necessary to interpret speech. The longer you go without hearing these sounds, the more synapses in the brain will weaken and die from disuse. It's the ear's version of the "use it or loose it" effect. The longer you wait to get a hearing aid, the more difficult it will be for your brain to adjust to one. Even though your audiogram may or may not change over time, without a hearing aid, your understanding ability may well worsen. Additionally, many studies have shown that even a mild untreated hearing loss contributes to dementia. If you need hearing aids, they will help more than your day to day hearing - they will prevent your brain from weakening as well.
If a hearing threshold were at 50 dB HL by air conduction and 5 dB HL by bone conduction what type of hearing loss exists?
Conductive, assuming the scores represent the same ear. The bone conduction is within normal limits while the air conduction score represents a mild to moderate loss.
What dB hearing needs a hearing aid?
Various dB losses require a hearing aid. The question isn't so much what decibel loss requires a hearing aid, but at what point does your hearing interfere with your life enough that a hearing aid would prove beneficial. Because people are different, hearing aid manufacturers intentionally design an array of hearing aids suited to mild (least-affected grade of hearing loss) loss to severe. Additionally, different models of hearing aids may effect when you might wish to purchase a hearing aid. For example, original hearing aids were analog, so they were made with a specific hearing loss in mind. If your hearing changed past a reasonable range covered by your hearing aid, it might have been necessary to purchase a new one. Now, analog programmable hearing aids are adjustable, and can be programmed by an audiologist to suit your fluctuating hearing loss. Finally, and most expensively (also: what I wear) are digital programmable hearing aids. My audiologist is able to test my aided and un-aided hearing, compare it to my hearing aid programs (plugged into the computer) and change my hearing aid levels very quickly. As someone with a permanent progressive loss, this type of hearing aid is helpful because my hearing aid adjusts as my hearing does. In general, it is advisable to get a hearing aid if you have trouble hearing, if your hearing loss is affecting your relationships with others, if your safety is affected while driving, working, or at home, or if you are unable to adjust to a more physical form of communication (cued speech, American/British Sign Language, SEE, Simultaneous Communication, lip-reading, etc.). As far as hearing levels go, a minimum loss is 26-45 decibels, and your purchase of a hearing aid truly depends on the above questions as to whether or not it will be beneficial. If you believe you have a hearing loss, please consult an Ear/Nose/Throat specialist to rule out any other possibilities besides a permanent hearing loss. After that, take their advice regarding seeking out an audiology specialist to assist you in choosing which particular device would be most beneficial to you!
Would you provide Hearing aids for moderate hearing loss in a 22 month old child?
Absolutely! A child with even a mild hearing loss must have hearing aids in order to develop optimally. Children learn language through hearing and without hearing aids you are making it very difficult for the child to learn to speak and understand. This is such a concern to public health and educators that most countries in the world have implemented infant hearing screening progrmas at considerable cost. The benefits are so big that they justify the cost. By diagnosing hearing loss early and intervening (eg. fitting hearing aids) early you can significantly improve a child's outcomes. What many people also fail to realize is that we also learn a lot of other information from our families and others around us by overhearing how, for example, our parents talk and handle other situations (such as social situations). So hearing loss also impact social and emotional development. I equate sending a child with hearing loss out into the world without hearing aids to sending a normal functioning child out into the world with their hands tied behind their back. They can do it but you are making their lives incredibly difficult. Good luck
What is the auditory neuropathy?
Auditory neuropathy is a hearing disorder in which sound enters the inner ear normally but the transmission of signals from the inner ear to the brain is impaired. It can affect people of all ages, from infancy through adulthood. The number of people affected by auditory neuropathy is not known, but the condition affects a relatively small percentage of people who are deaf or hearing-impaired. People with auditory neuropathy may have normal hearing, or hearing loss ranging from mild to severe; they always have poor speech-perception abilities, meaning they have trouble understanding speech clearly. Often, speech perception is worse than would be predicted by the degree of hearing loss. For example, a person with auditory neuropathy may be able to hear sounds, but would still have difficulty recognizing spoken words. Sounds may fade in and out for these individuals and seem out of sync.
What strategies do you use to help with repetitive language for a mild hearing impairment child?
You can use sign language because they don't have to hear it they can just read the signals and learn them.
