Barbara J. Hall has written: 'Speech, language, and hearing disorders' -- subject(s): Hearing disorders in children, Language disorders in children, Speech disorders in children
Jerry L. Northern has written: 'Review Manual for Speech, Language and Hearing' 'Hearing in children' -- subject(s): Hearing Tests, Hearing disorders, Hearing disorders in children, In infancy & childhood, In infancy and childhood
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Jerome G. Alpiner has written: 'Speech and hearing disorders in children' -- subject(s): Communicative disorders in children, Speech disorders
Mary Stuart Farquhar has written: 'The predictive value of a battery of imitative articulation and auditory discrimination tests in the speech development of kindergarten children' -- subject(s): Testing, Language, Speech disorders in children, Hearing, Kindergarten, Speech, Diagnosis, Children
It may be a lack of interest, attention, distraction or irrelevance by the receiver. It may be something to do with speech problems or hearing difficilties
How do you know if you or a family member needs a hearing tests? Hearing tests can be used as screening tests to pick up hearing deficits that might not have been noticed or to diagnose known problems.Babies and ChildrenNewborns are routinely tested for hearing problems. Young children may also be tested either during routine medical checkups or to rule out hearing problems as a cause for speech disorders or delays. School age children are often tested in school or at medical appointments.AdultsAdults are most often tested for hearing problems only if signs of hearing loss have been observed, such as difficulty in hearing conversational tones. Adults may also be tested after exposure to situations that can damage hearing, such as head trauma or loud noises. Adults may also be tested if they are taking medications that can damage hearing, such as certain antibiotics. Adults who are often exposed to loud noises may benefit from regular testing.Older AdultsBecause hearing loss is common in older adults, routine hearing tests may be done during physical examinations. Hearing tests may also be done for older adults who report hearing loss. In some cases, hearing tests may be done on the request of care givers or medical professionals as a result of changes of behavior, such as withdrawing or difficulty following conversations, to rule out hearing loss as a cause.Diagnosing Hearing ProblemsHearing tests are often done to identify the specific type of hearing loss. Hearing tests can determine if the problem is that the sound waves are not entering the inner ear to be processed or if it is damage to the brain or nerves. Once the type of hearing problem is confirmed, causes and treatments can be investigated.Obtaining Hearing AidsHearing tests can determine if someone is a good candidate for a hearing aid. A test can confirm if hearing loss is present and if a hearing aid would help.Hearing problems can have serious effects on a person's well being. Hearing loss can interfere with speech and learning in children and can cause interpersonal problems for adults by interfering with conversation. Hearing tests are designed to identify problems that might be hard to notice in daily life and can provide more information on the exact amount and type of hearing loss.
The impact of hearing loss is quite different for children versus adults. We'll consider behaviors and other effects of hearing loss separately for these two groups. For infants and young children, behaviors associated with hearing loss include inconsistent responses to environmental sounds like a telephone ringing and to caregivers who are speaking to the child. Infant hearing loss usually interferes with the development of speech and language. Family concern is one of the important risk indicators for childhood hearing loss. Over time, hearing loss in infants and pre-school children can lead to a speech and language delay but, with early identification, accurate diagnosis, and then appropriate intervention like hearing aids and speech therapy, children with any amount of hearing loss can develop normal speech and language, and effective communication skills. School age children with hearing loss are likely to struggle in the classroom as evidenced by inability to follow instructions, reading delays, and low grades. Hearing assistive technology, including hearing aids and amplification devices to enhance the teacher's voice provide considerable benefit for such children. A variety of behaviors in older children and adults are associated with acquired hearing loss, that is, hearing loss that occurs after the person has already developed speech and language. The most obvious problem is difficulty hearing and understanding what other people are saying, particularly during conversations in noisy settings like restaurants, social events, or automobiles. The person with a hearing impairment may repeatedly say "What?" or "Could you repeat that?" Spouses may be the first to complain about their loved one's hearing loss, along with friends and co-workers. Unfortunately, on average 7 years pass between the day when an adult with a hearing loss first experiences difficulties and when they decide to seek help for the problem. Over time a hearing loss in an adult results in psychosocial problems, behaviors such as irritability, frustration, discouragement, anxiety, and even withdrawal from friends and family members. With modern technology all persons with hearing loss can be helped. Most types of hearing loss cannot be helped with medicine or surgery but hearing aids and other hearing devices can almost always improve communication and quality of life for adults with hearing loss.
Alternative NamesResources - hearing or speech impairmentInformationThe following organizations are good resources for information on hearing impairment or speech impairment:American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.asha.orgNational Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - www.nidcd.nih.govAlexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - www.agbell.orgAmerican Academy of Audiology - www.audiology.orgSee also: Blindness - resources
Many so .... yea lots of them doHere are a few of the hundreds that are associated with speech, language, or hearing problems:Aarskog-Ose-Pande syndromeautism and Asperger's Syndromecerebral palsyDown syndromeepilepsyexpressive language disorderKlinefelter syndromeLandau-Kleffner syndromeParkinson diseasePendred syndromereceptive aphasia
A speech therapist corrects speech problems and impediments. They also work on hearing problems and articulation problems. They may teach sign language or lip reading. You may contact one through your local school district or county schools office, some are in private practice, a hospital may have one or contact the college near you that has a program as part of the education department/speech communication departments.
Clyde R. Willis has written: 'Cumulative indexes of the journals of the American Speech and Hearing Association ..' -- subject(s): American Speech and Hearing Association, Bibliography, Hearing disorders, Indexes, Periodicals, Speech disorders