Is there any test/exercise which I could do to determine if DD2 is ....

[HuwEdwards]

slightly hard of hearing?

This is just 1 example of why I think she might be.
This morning I called DD1 in from her room to ours. She ran in immediately.
I called and called DD2 (she was singing to herself) really loudly. When she eventually came in, she said she never heard me.

my dd2 is the same and I have been wondering the same things about her for a while now.

How old is she? Both of mine went through a "selective" deafness phase. Is it possible that she was just enjoying herself and didn't want to stop?

Just get your GP to refer you to an ENT. There isnt any other surefire way really.

my dd is 4 on valentines day!!!!!!

Is the GP really the way forward?

Can't make up my mind whether she just switches off into her own world or whether she genuinely can't hear...

My DD2 is 4 too. Maybe it's an age thing!

Possibly. Lets hope so.

how about the age old HV one of whispering behind her to see if she responds.

My ds went through a ohase of not responding to us,when he was about 3 yrs,so much so that I asked gp to look at his ears.It soon passed.
I did ask at his pre-school and they hadn't noticed a problem at all,so it was selective deafness after all.

my dd1 was about that age when she did it. Her hearing is fine. However, if you are worried, a trip to the gp, or even the hv should reassure you.

Talk to health visitor and get hearing test arranged.

well we're at the docs tomorrow for mmr, so will mention it.