11-month-old baby has hearing problems during ear examination. What kind of hearing aid is suitable for wearing?

If the child is in the growing period, he must choose a professional hearing organization to check before considering Hearing aid , Regarding whether the child can be equipped (clear diagnosis), what kind of selection (clear the function of the hearing aid), how to match it (debugging and verification evaluation), how to monitor the child’s listening status (hearing ability management) requires professional institutions and child testing The orchestrator will do it.Otherwise, improper selection and adjustment will lead to poor results, delay the critical period of the child’s speech development, and even damage the remaining hearing.

Children usually use BTE machines because their ear canals are small and they are not suitable for custom machines.The BTE is easy to wear and not easy to lose.For small babies, you can use soft ear molds first, and for larger ones, you can choose hard ear molds if they have light hearing. The acoustic effect is better.
First, how much hearing loss is diagnosed in the hospital?Types of hearing loss?Is there a large vestibule?Is there otitis media?According to the hearing loss and the nature of the loss, the power of the hearing aid can be determined.Hearing loss is the same, different in natureHearing loss, The power requirements for hearing aid fitting are also different.
Second, it must be checked whether the child has a large vestibule, because the hearing of the child in the large vestibule fluctuates up and down, the optician will reserve some space, and the power of the hearing aid will be slightly larger.It is best to take the child to take a CT to see if there is a large vestibule, there is no best.If there is a large vestibule, parents usually do not let their children knock their heads, catch a cold or fever, and do not participate in exercises that hold their breath, and do a good job of protection.
When a baby wears a hearing aid, it is best to train the baby’s hearing ability from an early age, slowly let the baby be exposed to various sounds, and at the same time cultivate the baby’s attention to the sound.While training the baby’s hearing ability, it is also necessary to train the baby’s language ability, gradually increase the baby’s understanding of language, and gradually increase the language vocabulary.Usually, let the baby get in touch with the society more, which is conducive to stimulating the ability of language expression.

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