Hearing Loss Warning Signs.(signs that indicate children should have hearing tests)(Brief Article)

Halfway through a school district hearing test, my 4-year-old daughter began fidgeting instead of raising her hand. The audiologist shook her head; she'd been unable to get a response while screening Kelsey's right ear. Many tests later, my husband and I learned her hearing loss was complete and irreversible. We'll never know when it happened or how, but what bothers me most is that we caught it so late. Looking back, the signs seem obvious--her teacher complained of attention problems, and we noticed Kelsey often withdrew from noisy group activities.

In our country, nearly 1 in 1,000 children is born with significant hearing loss in both ears, while many more suffer …