**Please read the disclaimer at the bottom of this page.** There are many causes of hearing loss in children, whether congenital or acquired... It is important that parents, nurses, doctors, teachers and others know and pay attention to the signs of hearing loss in children, because hearing loss - especially those that go undiagnosed - can cause emotional, speech and long-term complications... ### Congenital Hearing Loss Congenital hearing loss means that the baby has a hearing impairment at birth.... There are several causes of congenital hearing loss, although they are not always easy to identify.... There are non-genetic and genetic factors that may cause hearing loss.... ### Non-genetic factors that may cause congenital hearing loss include: - Complications during delivery: lack of oxygen or the need for blood exchange or blood transfusion for any reason... - Premature birth: babies whose fetal weight is less than 1 kg and 400 grams or must stay in the machine and be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to premature birth. Toxic disorders in the mother's brain system are at risk of neurological disorders caused by the mother's hearing loss. During pregnancy: toxic drugs are usually not illegal (drugs (Like various antibiotics and NSAIDS, they can potentially cause damage to the auditory nerve or other auditory structures of the fetus.) - The presence of infection in the pregnant mother: including cases such as toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, herpes and German measles... - Maternal diabetes... - The mother's use of drugs or alcohol or smoking during pregnancy... The mentioned causes are non-genetic factors... But non-genetic factors account for only about 25% of the causes of congenital deafness... More than 50% of hearing loss in children, both at birth and in stages Next life... ### Genetic factors that may cause congenital hearing loss include: - Autosomal recessive hearing loss - This is the most common type of genetic congenital hearing loss - which accounts for about 70% of cases of genetic hearing loss.... This means that neither parent has hearing loss, but each parent has a hearing loss gene that is passed on to the child.... Parents are usually surprised when their child is born with this type of hearing loss.. ### Acquired hearing loss Children may also have acquired hearing loss, meaning that their problem occurs after birth for non-genetic reasons. Various causes include: - Rupture of the eardrum - Atherosclerosis or progressive diseases such as Meniere's - Infections such as meningitis, measles, mumps or whooping cough - Taking ototoxic drugs - Serious head injury Exposure to loud sounds (causes hearing loss due to noise) - Otitis (ear infection) untreated or frequent Exposure to cigarette smoke Hearing loss or temporary hearing loss in children 75% of children get an ear infection by the age of 3.... In this situation, due to the accumulation of fluid behind the eardrum, the movement of the eardrum and auditory ossicles becomes difficult and causes hearing loss... Fortunately, after the timely treatment of the infection and removal of the fluid, the hearing returns to normal... Symptoms of hearing loss in children \*\* If you see the symptoms mentioned in your child, go to the doctor immediately so that serious complications can be prevented by timely diagnosis and necessary measures in case of hearing loss... - Your child seems to hear well sometimes and sometimes doesn't respond... - He increases the volume of the TV more than usual... - The child often asks the word "what?" Uses... - When you talk with one of the other ears, he holds the other ear in front of his ear... - Your child's grades have dropped or his teacher says that your child is not listening and responding well... - Your child seems to be inattentive and distracted... - Your child speaks louder than usual... - If when you talk to your child, he looks at you with high concentration and attention, you may be talking about visual cues and lip reading for understanding. (if he performs more tests under the age of 6 months... the hearing problem has been confirmed, it is mandatory to take the measures recommended by the audiologist as soon as possible... \*\* At the discretion of the audiologist and according to the degree and type of hearing loss of the child, hearing aids or cochlear implants and hearing aids are performed for the child in addition to hearing rehabilitation treatments and speech therapy... \*\* Note that lack of time causes academic, speech, social, social, etc. problems in the child...

1....does he get disturbed or wake up by loud noises?... 2...does he calm down with a familiar voice?..3...does he respond to your voice (smile)?

**4 to 9 months:**

1....does he turn his eyes towards the source of familiar sounds?... 2...does he smile when you talk to him?..3...does he look at toys Does he pay attention loudly like a rattle?.. 4 .... There are different cries for different needs?.. 5.... Does he sing and sing?

1....Does he ghan and qun?... 2....Does he respond by calling?.. 3....Does he respond to changes in the tone of your voice?.. 4....Does he say ma-ma or da-da?.. 5....Does he understand simple requests?..6....repeat some of your sounds?..7....Does he use his voice to get your attention?

1..points to familiar objects when you say their names?... 2....does he listen to stories, songs and music?.. 3....does simple commands?.. 4....does he use different words?. 5....Does he point to different parts of his body when asked?..6....Does he name objects around him?..7....Puts two or more words together?

1... Does he turn up the volume of the TV too much?... 2... Does he not answer your questions correctly?... 3... Does he not answer when you call him?... 4... Does he have speech and language problems or is he delayed?... 5... Does he have academic problems?... 6... Does he complain of ear pain or noise in the head and ears?... 7... Does he not understand what others are saying well?... 8.... Does he seem to speak differently compared to others of his age?