to think DS has hearing problems?

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Four year old DS. Bright but flighty. Not yet in school but due to go in September. He has taken to repeating almost everything I say, and quite often it comes out as something subtley incorrect or complete nonse that happens to sound similar. He does have a butterfly mind, and quite often I have to get him to repeat back instructions otherwise I can't guarantee it will have gone in at all. He also has issues with volume control - my husband says he is shouting all the time. I am slightly hard of hearing myself so don't notice it as much.

So do I take him for a hearing test when all of this is over or is he just being 4? Any ideas wise women of MN?

That sounds like my husband when he was younger, yes definitely get him checked. Dh had lots of ear infections and problems as he got older and is now deaf in one ear.

Better to be checked asap!!

yes, get him checked. DD had glue ear and needed grommets. It's fairly common in younger DC. Hearing issues esp in young children affect so many areas of development, not just speech and language. Definitely check it out.

Perhaps your hearing issues are from a hereditary condition which he has too? Worth checking him out.

I would ask the gp for a referral for sure.
I have read that sometimes when boys have growth spurts the ear canal becomes compressed so they do loose hearing at times (i have no idea if that is fact!!)
Mine constantly shout they have no volume control.
They are both normally to busy to hear whats being said to them so I have to stop them and make them repeat back to me whats been said.

I definitely would take him to the gp and ask for a hearing test.

I asked for one for my dc as they were having communication difficulties..I hadn't noticed a problem with their hearing but wanted to rule it out. Turned out to be glue ear and they needed grommets.

Thanks - we're seeing paeds for a different issue later this month so I will ask them!

Just had similar with 6 year old. Hmgot hearing tested and had an awful case of glue ear. Deaf as a post. Got grommets and all good now

@Stickybeaksid I had glue war as a child, and I did ask the GP a few years ago if it was hereditary but they said no. However, Mum mum has now told me that both she and her father had hearing problems, so perhaps there is an element of both.

Mum mum?! sorry that should say Mum

I've had two DC with glue ear. I find a good test is if you go into a different room (without him watching obvs) and call his name loudly. Does he walk towards you or does he struggle to know which direction the sound is coming from?

Oddly my ds also has hearing loss that is being monitored, (no glue ear, or infections) we thought it may have been hereditary from his father but its a different loss to what his dad has and so they said it is not linked. Just one of those things!