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. 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- tendency to be withdrawn and lack of desire to be involved in social activities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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