Review questions

 

If a child keeps removing their hearing aids:

1. a) I always turn to the child with a friendly smile, take them on my lap and put the hearing aids back in straight away;
2. b) the first priority is always to find out if there is an underlying technical or medical problem;
3. c) I switch to a lower volume setting or select a quieter programme;
4. d) I get cross with the child.

 

Solution b)

 

 

The following are, at the start, especially important for hearing development in babies and toddlers:

1. a) The voices of their caregivers in dialogue and everyday sounds;
2. b) Noise-generating toys with buttons, because the child can use them to ‘trigger’ sounds themselves;
3. c) Speaking to the child loudly and clearly;
4. d) Loud noises such as drumming, since the child can easily hear these.

 

Solution a)

 

Toddlers with hearing impairment learn the origin (and thus the meaning) of sounds best:

1. a) by using a CD of noises and matching picture cards;
2. b) when different sounds are created for the child’s benefit;
3. c) when the child’s attention is especially drawn to loud noises;
4. d) when the child can create sounds itself and explore them.

 

Solution d)