Six year old boy teacher says he can't hear in GROUP situations.. we've checked his hearing?

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Anyone had anything similar ?
He's failed two school hearing tests, refered to consultant who said hearing was "within acceptable range" admittedly at the borderline, and he should come back in six months to check again. Pulled aside this morning to be told ds has to ask other children whats been said in class (pe teacher noticed it too)

Never noticed a problem at home but then I suppose its one to one , he does speak loudly sometimes (never shuts up ) but TBH I've put that down to the fact hes a BOY and he's SIX

I'm panicking

Goodness to Betsy you lot ! (I do love MN!)
No . been checked for glue ear
He's been doing really well at school (last report was he listened well/followed instructions, is doing "as expected" for his age.

Ask the teacher if he has more problems in group situation then one on one or if time lapses between an instruction and when it has to be carried out.

My ds's teacher was always saying he wasn't listening but it was the auditory processing.

I feel like I am banging on about this but it sounds so similar and I had no end of trouble trying to get help for ds.

Mymama , Its not really clicking the sensory thing (but thanks its very helpful I don't know much about these things)he's like an elephant.. never forgets a thing !
He's had the school sight test and passed no problem ..
PortandLemon not constructive ? Very helpful thanks (i get wax too!)

soory x posted Mymama .. I will ask that (i'm going to talk to the teacher this afternoon if I can) I do appreciate you taking the time, its very kind of you (and everyone else)

I passed loads of hearing tests, both school screening ones and proper hospital ones (ok, the hospital equipment was faulty) and mum's whisper tests, just because I was good at guessing and passing tests. I was and always had been 100% deaf in one ear & that wasn't diagnosed until I was 8. It's certainly worth looking into processing difficulties, but don't completely rule out hearing problems yet either.

Please consider having a Speech & Language Therapy assessment arranged.

Teachers often confuse auditory processing difficulties with hearing difficulties. It is common for children with language difficulties to have more problems in some situations (e.g. in a group) than in others. Often kids will do well at first then fall behind without help.

Obviously this might not be your son's difficulty but I am a Speech & Lang Therapist and when I was reading what you said it was the obvious first point of investigation to me.

Snorkle - was there a particular test that revealed the deafness: am sure my DD is "good" at predicting the test.