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Information on Children's Hearing AIDS

Hearing aids are electronic devices used to help people with different levels of hearing loss. Hearing aids are used in children as young as 4 months old, according to the American Language-Speech-Hearing Association.

  1. Significance

    • Hearing aids not only help children hear, but they make it possible for kids with hearing loss to have better speaking and listening skills, according to the Boys Town National Research Hospital.

    Hearing Loss Tests

    • Before children can get a hearing aid, a specialist needs to examine their level of hearing loss. During a visual reinforcement auditory, audiologists measure how well children respond to sounds coming from a speaker system, according to an article by audiologist Jillyen Kibby on MedicineNet. Play auditory is a test where children are asked to complete a task when they hear a sound.

    Considerations

    • When getting a hearing aid for a child, it is important for parents to look at amplification of sounds, ability to pick up sounds of different frequencies and levels of loudness.

    Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aids

    • Behind-the-ear hearing aids, which contain an earmold, tube and shell section, are usually used in children, according to Hearing Aids 101 (Resource 1). These hearing aids use stronger batteries, are made of a softer material and are more easily adjustable than other hearing aids.

    Digital and Analog Hearing Aids

    • Analog hearing aids amplify sounds of different frequencies in the same way and often require children to change volumes for louder and softer sounds, but they are more affordable, according to Helpkidshear.org (Resource 3). Digital hearing aids amplify sounds according to their volume but can be more expensive.

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