The symptoms of hearing deficiency are so varied that no one symptom would be interpreted as indicating the possibility of a loss, but if a child exhibited a number of such symptoms he should be tested.
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Some of the symptoms are:
frequent earaches and complaints of ear difficulties
frequent colds with ear discharge
lack of attention to casual conversation
late to start talking
verbal directions ignored consistently
tendency to be withdrawn and lack of desire to be involved in social activities
difficulty in articulating certain speech sounds
frequent confusion as to what has been said
constant visual scanning of the speakers’ face
consistently turning the head to one side when paying attention to for example a teacher
reading disability
spelling errors
difficulty in taking dictation
indifference to music
daydreaming
Remember, waiting for these signs is waiting until it is much too late.
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