| Four(4) Reasons To Conduct Hearing Tests For Children In Your School | |
Home : Articles : Four(4) Reasons To Conduct Hearing Tests For School Children Who Should Read This Article? The information provided in this article may be of potential value to parents, guardians, school teachers, educators and school administrators/owners. Four Reasons(4) To Conduct Ear-Tests On School Children It is important to have regular ear tests on school children, so as to know those that: 1. Might have hearing problems in future. 2. Should be recommended for medical treatment. 3. Are having medically significant hearing loss. 4. Whose hearing impairment might interfere with their academic performance. Typical Causes Of Temporary Hearing Loss In Children - And Treatment Presence of wax and a condition of fluids retention in the ear are common causes of temporary hearing loss in children. This condition usually responds to proper medical treatment, which is why it is important to discover them early, and to provide medical and educational follow-up. If this is not done, the condition mentioned may worsen until the affected child develops significant hearing impairment, which may be difficult to remediate. Hearing Tests Are Quick And Easy A hearing test is not painful to the child and does not involve any injection or drawing of blood. In fact, many children like the sound which is played into their ears in the process of conducting the test. Requirements For A Hearing Test The basic requirements for having Hearing Screening conducted for your school's children are as follows: a. Provide the medical personnel to conduct the test with details of the number of pupils. b. Specify the date/time you would like to have the medical team to visit your school to conduct the test. Conducting The Test If in the course of the test, a child is found to have wax discharge from the ear(s) or impaired hearing, the consent of the parent(s) will need to be sought before any treatment can be administered. Want To Know More Or Get Started? BSA Hearing and Speech Centre offers a tested and proven School Hearing Screening Programme that is designed to help institutions like yours successfully conduct routine ear tests. Any necessary follow-up treatment on tested children - once parental consent is obtained - is carried out by our Ear, Nose and Throat(E.N.T) specialist. Click here now to request more information about how we can help you. Date Published: 13th December 2006 |
