| It is estimated that more than 1 million
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| | traditional analog models, digital
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| children in the U.S. have some form of
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| | hearing aids, programmable, behind the
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| hearing loss. Even if hearing loss is not
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| | ear and completely in the ear canal
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| very severe, this impairment in children
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| | models. Each type of children's hearing
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| can have a profound affect on their
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| | aids has different features and benefits.
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| educations. Some children with hearing
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| | For example, programmable hearing aids
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| impairments may be mistaken to have
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| | are programmed to adjust with your
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| learning disabilities, or assumed to be
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| | child's environment. An audiologist is
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| defiant or downright stubborn. Even with
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| | the only professional with the ability
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| more and more hospitals screening
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| | to determine which will best suit your
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| newborns for hearing loss, still slip
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| | child's needs.
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| through the cracks. Parents may not even
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| | Parents of children with hearing loss
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| be aware of a slight loss of hearing
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| | report outstanding results from the use
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| until other problems develop.
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| | of hearing aids. Some parents claim that
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| Fortunately, for both parents and
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| | prior to getting the child hearing aid,
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| children, many models of child hearing
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| | the child was rather unresponsive and
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| aids are available to consumers. The
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| | often crabby. When they begin using the
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| first step is to have your child
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| | hearing aid, the child behaved
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| evaluated by an audiologist. This
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| | differently. Most children become more
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| specialist can determine the level of
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| | confident in their abilities and become
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| hearing loss in the child and recommend
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| | more social. Children with hearing loss
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| solutions and aids to help them.
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| | often feel isolated and different from
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| Children as young as a week old have been
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| | their peers. Providing them with the
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| reported to have received hearing aids.
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| | opportunity to hear the sounds around
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| The same models offered for adults are
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| | them can make a world of difference in
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| available for children. These include
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| | their self-confidence.
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