Alisondrago
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Would anyone be able to share their experiences of using a hearing aid for unilateral hearing loss in a pre-schoolers?
My daughter is 2 1/2 years old and we have known for year or so that she has a moderate/severe hearing loss in her right ear. The hearing in her left ear is 'borderline normal'. Until recently we have just monitored it, as she seems to be able to hear at home and her speech is developing normally. She started pre-school in January, however, and the teachers have noticed that she often cannot hear them if they are on her right hand side or behind her. They then have to tap her on the shoulder or get in front of her to get her attention. She then appears to hear them fine as long as they stay in front of her and on her level.
I am wondering if a hearing aid would be helpful at this stage, to help her hear better at pre-school? Has anyone else been through a similar situation to this? We are seeing the audiologist in a few weeks for a routine hearing test and I would love to get some insights from other people before this.
Any comments would be really appreciated!
Thanks in advance
My daughter is 2 1/2 years old and we have known for year or so that she has a moderate/severe hearing loss in her right ear. The hearing in her left ear is 'borderline normal'. Until recently we have just monitored it, as she seems to be able to hear at home and her speech is developing normally. She started pre-school in January, however, and the teachers have noticed that she often cannot hear them if they are on her right hand side or behind her. They then have to tap her on the shoulder or get in front of her to get her attention. She then appears to hear them fine as long as they stay in front of her and on her level.
I am wondering if a hearing aid would be helpful at this stage, to help her hear better at pre-school? Has anyone else been through a similar situation to this? We are seeing the audiologist in a few weeks for a routine hearing test and I would love to get some insights from other people before this.
Any comments would be really appreciated!
Thanks in advance