How to know if Your child hears?

Until Your child turns 4 years old objectively check his ears will be difficult. And yet, depending on age, the child manifests a specific reaction to the noise.


Very little kid flinches when a door slams. You will realize that he hears you, if you clap your hands back from him a couple of steps - baby frightened will blink. If he doesn't react to cotton, this could be the reason for the first concern. The child will emit certain sounds, but up to six months, he is not necessarily doing this because well hears.




During this period, cooing and crying of the baby are spontaneous in nature. Only in the age between 6 and 9 months, the baby begins to distinguish their own voice. And if he's hard of hearing, it "chatter" will stop at this point.




Later you will be able to judge its hearing on a number of grounds. Whether it is to 9-12 months to say the paired syllables (Baba, Mama, Gaga)? Does he love banging a spoon on a plate? Whether he or she understands certain words? In one year, if he reacts when You tell him "no"? When You are together flipping through the book, calling all that You see whether he is able to show You the right item, not seeing the movement of Your lips, pronouncing his name?




Hearing loss can occur at any time and go unnoticed. It can lead, for example, brought the child repeated severe otitis.




Therefore, the ears of a baby require special protection:




- regularly clean the sink and the outer part of the ear passage,


thoroughly dry the ears after bathing,


- do not run the child has a runny nose, which can spread to the middle ear,


- teach Your child not to respond to light "background" noise, but avoid too noisy atmosphere proved that it can delay the appearance of speech.

Author:

A. Juric


Source:

mama.uz

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