Hearing Aids for Children - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Hearing aids can help improve hearing and speech, especially in children with hearing loss in the inner ear caused by damaged hair cells or a damaged hearing nerve. Read on to learn about the types of hearing aids available, and what to think about before buying one.
How to Manage Hearing Loss in Children
A provider who helps evaluate and manage speech, language, and hearing problems in your child. Treatment will depend on your child’s symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is. Managing hearing loss may include 1 or more of the following: Hearing aids. Electronic or battery-operated devices that can ...
Cochlear Implant - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Children with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss who gain little or no benefit from hearing aids can be considered for cochlear implantation.
Types of Hearing Tests for Babies and Children
A hearing evaluation for a child older than age 3 to 4 may include the tests mentioned above, along with these: Pure tone audiometry. A test that uses an electrical machine that makes sounds at different volumes and pitches in your child's ears.
How Cochlear Implants Work - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
The Children’s Hearing Center provides cochlear implants for children whose hearing loss is so severe that a hearing aid is of little or no benefit.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
The Children’s Hearing Center diagnoses and treats children with all levels and types of hearing loss, including: Sensorineural, conductive and mixed hearing loss; Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder; Hearing allows your child to be aware of his or her surroundings and communicate.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear - Stanford Medicine Children's …
The ear is the organ of hearing and balance. The parts of the ear include: External or outer ear, consisting of: Pinna or auricle. This is the outside part of the ear. External auditory canal or tube. This is the tube that connects the outer ear to the inside …
Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa) - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
It happens to people of all ages. But you are at a higher risk for swimmer’s ear if your outer ear is exposed to conditions that may harm the skin. This lets bacteria get into the skin. Devices that are routinely worn in the ear canal can cause damage and irritation. This includes hearing aids, headphones, or earplugs.
Pediatric Audiology - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Pediatric Audiology Services for Children Diagnosed with Hearing Loss. Our services for children diagnosed with hearing loss include: Periodic hearing evaluations to monitor hearing sensitivity; Hearing aid consultations, fittings, dispensing and repairs; Assistive listening device (ALD) consultations, fittings, dispensing and repairs.
Swimmer’s Ear in Children - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Key points about swimmer’s ear in children. Swimmer’s ear is also called otitis externa. It is an inflammation of the external ear canal. Water that stays in the ear canal during swimming may let bacteria and fungi grow. Swimmer’s ear usually clears up in 7 to 10 days when treated.