Hearing aids
The type of hearing aid that will be suitable for your child
will depend on the type and level of
deafness they have. Hearing aids are recommended as they
make sounds louder and improve your child's access to hearing
speech clearly and to hear every day sounds around them. Your
audiologist will advise you on the most suitable hearing aid for
your child. The NHS provides a range of good quality digital
hearing aids.
It is important to remember that hearing aids will make sounds
louder and clearer but depending on your child's hearing loss, they
cannot restore 'normal' hearing. A child with a hearing loss may
still struggle to hear if the person speaking is too far away or if
they are not facing them. Also if there is a lot of background
noise they still may find hearing difficult.
Some children have a temporary hearing aid(s), e.g. to help with
hearing while a child has glue ear and some children have a hearing
aid(s) for a permanent hearing loss. Digital hearing aids
have advanced features that mean they can be programmed to match
your child's hearing loss.
A hearing aid is an electronic device which works by:
- Picking up sounds through a microphone
- Making sounds louder electronically within the hearing aid
- Sending the amplified sounds into the ear via tubing and an ear
mould
Each child's digital hearing aid is specially selected and
programmed to suit his/her individual hearing loss in each
ear.
Please view the pages below for more advice and
information.
