New Texting Program Helps Families Navigate a Hearing Loss Diagnosis in Infants and Toddlers
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星期一, 五月 6, 2024
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ROCKVILLE, Md., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new text messaging program announced today by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Bright by Text, and the Helping Adults Talk to Children (HATCH) Lab at Idaho State University will put trusted information into the hands of families with children who have—or may have—hearing loss.
Key Points:
- A hearing loss diagnosis can be scary, overwhelming, and isolating for parents of infants and toddlers.
- More than 90% of deaf children are born to parents who hear, which can make the news of a hearing loss very unexpected.
- "A hearing loss diagnosis can be scary, overwhelming, and isolating for parents of infants and toddlers—particularly if hearing loss doesn't run in the family," said Tena McNamara, AuD, CCC-A/SLP, 2024 ASHA President.
- Left unaddressed in infants and toddlers, hearing loss (even a mild hearing loss) can lead to delays in speech, language, and cognitive development.