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Hearing
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Are you concerned about your child's hearing? Complete the following checklist to see if your child needs a referral for a hearing test. If you answered NO to some of these statements you should consult your doctor about a referral to have your child's hearing tested. For more information, visit the Infant Hearing Program section of this website. |
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| Does your child listen to speech? |  |
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| Does your child startle or cry at noises? | |
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| Does your child awaken at loud sounds? | |
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| Does your child smile when spoken to? | |
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| Does your child seem to recognize your voice and quiet if crying? | |
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| Does your child respond to changes in your tone of voice? | |
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| Does your child look around for new sounds, e.g. the doorbell? | |
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| Does your child notice toys that make sounds? | |
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| Does your child recognize words for common items? | |
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| Has your child begun to respond to requests ("Come here")? | |
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| Does your child turn or look up when you call his or her name? | |
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| Can your child point to pictures in a book when they are named? | |
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| Can your child follow commands and understand simple questions? | |
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| Does your child listen to simple stories, songs and rhymes? | |
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| Does your child understand differences in meaning ("go-stop")? | |
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| Does your child continue to notice sounds (telephone ringing)? | |
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| Can your child follow 2 requests (get the ball and put it on the table)? | |
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| Does your child hear you when you call from another room? | |
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| Does your child hear TV at the same volume as others? | |
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| Does your child answer simple who, what, where, why questions? | |
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| Does your child understand most of what is said at home/school? | |
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| Do others think you child hears well (teacher, sitter, grandparent)? | |
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| Does your child attend to a story and answer questions about it? | |
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Source:
OSLA - The Ontario Association
of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
OSLA
thanks Lynne Burdett and Janet Michaud, Audiologists in Brampton, Ontario for
submitting this information and giving OSLA permission to use it in our public
awareness activities.
This
is general information only. Specific information provided after assessment.
Provided with permission of the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists
and Audiologists (OSLA).
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