Hearing is essential to our children’s learning ability. Even in the womb a child can begin to recognise sounds, such as their mother’s heartbeat, and from their very first day in the world they begin to develop skills and knowledge from speech and environmental sounds. It is easy to take for granted how much we rely on sound in our daily lives, even the simplest of tasks are made easy by the ability to listen. For children, hearing is a key sense for personal development and without it you will find your child challenged in many aspects of life.

Hearing is an essential contributor to your child’s development. If hearing loss is not addressed it can delay important development, such as learning language, and have an impact on vital life skills including socialising. Thankfully there are lots of ways to help a child cope with hearing loss, the first step is to identify the potential problem.