Overwhelmingly, people tend to associate hearing loss with aging. This is a misconception. One study has found that up to 15% of children have some form of hearing loss. Some infants can even be born with impaired hearing—a phenomenon known as congenital hearing loss. This can be caused by a variety of factors, such as […]
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How to Spot Hearing Loss in Your Newborn
Since babies can’t talk, we can’t ask them what’s wrong with their health. For the most part we can discern what the issue is; a fever, a chill, pink eye or an upset stomach. But hearing loss is a little harder to recognize, because the newborn isn’t discomforted. They don’t even realize something is wrong […]
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