What were the things you noticed about toddler having hearing problem? 2yrs 4months

[Crumbsinthecarpet]

My son is being referred for SLT, and health visitor has suggested potentially hearing problems or asd

As worried as I am about asd (often ignores, not super responsive to some emotions like if I cry around him, into his numbers, clumsy) I think as he is such a sociable little boy who loves attention cuddles and other children, I think it's probably not asd though will still get him tested as I'd rather know

I think hearing may be the issue, gets lots of colds and has lots of earwax, and his speech is pretty behind, he often appears to not hear anything like I can clap behind him and he may not turn around (though if I whisper chocolate behind him he will sure as hell turn!!)

My question is, what were your children's signs of hearing problems? Whether that be frequency or decibel

Driving myself crazy wanting to know what the problem is

[Crumbsinthecarpet]

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[TiffanyIceberg]

My son was slow to talk, and when he did start talking it wasn't real words, he just babbled. Grommits and some time at portage soon sorted it, he hasn't stopped since, he's 16 now.

[Crumbsinthecarpet]

@TiffanyIceberg could he hear whispers? I feel like he maybe struggles when there's lots of background noise but can hear whispers when it's quiet?

[TiffanyIceberg]

No, he wouldn't have heard whispers.

[luckyleeds]

My son is deaf and definitely doesn't hear whispers. Have you got a hearing test referral?

[Crumbsinthecarpet]

@luckyleeds yes got hearing referral, just waiting for the letter!

[DressingGownofDoom]

My son is deaf with cochlear implants. Some children are very good at hiding their hearing loss. You have to think though - is clapping your hands behind his head really interesting enough for him to turn for? That's why there isn't much point in trying to diagnose a hearing loss yourself. You would probably notice his speech isn't clear, dropping the end of words 'cat' becomes 'ca' for example, difficulty with quiet sounds like 'shh' of a hearing loss was present.

[doadeer]

We had a hearing test recently for similar reasons to you.

It ended up being inconclusive as he didn't respond to the sounds and it was hard to see any physical signs.

I would say, if he had lots of wax like my son, they recommended drops of olive oil every night for two weeks. Best to do this before hearing test so the wax doesn't obscure their vision of the ear drum etc. (Apologies if you're already doing this!)

[HAPPILYMARRIEDSINCE2012]

@Crumbsinthecarpet how did you go with your son's hearing? Would love to know as we are going through the same at the moment

[Crumbsinthecarpet]

@HAPPILYMARRIEDSINCE2012
So he had his hearing test, and he did respond to all of the stimuli in all ranges, even though it took him a little while and a lot of repetitions for them to get the responses out of him.
He's now 3 and 10 months, and come on leaps and bounds since then, he's been having speech and language therapy and they've concluded essentially that his language is good (still behind for his age but nothing dramatic) it's mostly his speech that is an issue because it's unclear and he makes sounds at the back of his mouth rather than the front, so ch comes out as g, etc

I'm so proud of the positive changes he's had over this last year and a half, I really did think he was going to be getting as asd diagnosis but now I'm not so sure, he definitely has some traits and I think there may be a high functioning asd diagnosis in his future one day, but honestly I don't care because he's turned into such a lovely little boy, and he's much better at controlling his emotions than he once was


How old is your son/daughter?