• doesn’t respond to sounds • cannot understand what you say properly HEARING LOSS: How to prevent it • has delayed or improper speech development • has discharge and reduce • its impact in or blockage Could you be missing out?
such as a restaurant. Someone with moderate hearing loss What can you do to avoid hearing loss? conversations unless voices are raised. Others who have severe hearing loss are unable to hear even very loud sounds close to their ears.
What causes hearing loss?
Among newborns: 1 • Family history As an individual: As a child carer: As a community As a teacher: • pregnancy worker: • Do not insert any object • Do not insert anything into • • Premature birth into the ear class, it could indicate • Learn about hearing loss • including to clean it hearing loss; consider • Use earplugs and • • Teach children never ear and hearing care suggesting a hearing test
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Among children and adults: problems, consult a into their ears services are provided and 2 • doctor immediately • Take your child to see guide people on how to inserting objects in the a doctor in case the access them • loud sounds, including • • or blockage or has music • Injury to the head or ear hearing reporting with ear pain or • Exposure to loud sounds in any setting discharge • Respect children: • Have your hearing tested the ear hitting a child or • Listening through personal audio devices at regularly • Learn about hearing • Do not allow children to slapping him might devices and help people result in hearing loss • • swim in dirty water to use them properly a hearing device as • indicated • Do not hit or slap a child • doctor immediately in Among older people: • Protect children’s ears to use sign language and 3 • Normal ageing process organize support groups pain in the ear • Exposure to loud sounds in any setting • Teach children to listen • High blood pressure • Diabetes audio devices •