hearingdoc

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Teaching Phonics

Blessingdec10 @Blessingdec10 (2) • United States 6 Feb 08

I have a (just turned) 5 yr. old daughter with low-level hearing loss in one ear. She was born with it. Problem -- She is having a very hard time grasping phonics. I am currently using Bob Jones homeschooling curriculum and it's...

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hearingdoc Im not sure what a "low level" hearing loss is but if she has a hearing loss in the lower frequencies make sure that you are using good visual cues and make sure that you are teaching/speaking on her good side.

10 Jul 08

Be careful when shooting !

andy38506 @andy38506 (5) • United States 24 Apr 07

A friend and I were shooting some of his guns when I nearly lost my hearing. At first we started shooting shotguns. Then we started a to shoot one of his assault rifles. He shot two rounds out of it first then he handed it to me,...

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hearingdoc Hearing protection is enexpensive and very important to use during noise exposure. Sounds like you had a temporary hearing loss; however, you should have your hearing evaluated by an audiologist if you feel like your hearing isnt back to normal.

10 Jul 08

My 3 year old son is still not talking? Is it normal?

yoj118 @yoj118 (346) • Philippines 9 Apr 08

I think my son is too delayed in learning to communicate, he could only utter these simple words such as mama, car, no, la na (tagalog for no more)..i'm really worried already because unlike his sister who learned to talk at the...

communication problem in kids

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hearingdoc Sound like an expressive speech delay. Early intervention is very important and services should have been in place before he turned 3. It is important that he have a speech-language evaluation to determine how he is doing compared to typically developing...

10 Jul 08