Q&A on hearing loss in children with experts in paediatric hearing care sponsored by Phonak - ANSWERS BACK

[LucilleMumsnet]

We're running a Q&A with Phonak, the world's leading manufacturer of hearing instruments and a team of leading experts in paediatric hearing care to answer your questions on hearing loss in children and how to provide them with the best possible care and support.

Do you have to repeat yourself regularly and are concerned it might be because your child has a hearing loss? Or has your son or daughter already been diagnosed with a hearing loss but still struggles to hear in some situations despite using hearing aids?

Whether you want to establish if there's a problem with your child's hearing, or you're keen to understand how to provide further support to a child that’s already been diagnosed with hearing loss, our experts are here to help.

This is to mark the launch of a groundbreaking new hearing device, so we've teamed up with a panel of experts that lead the way in paediatric hearing care to answer any questions you might have on children with hearing loss.

The futuristic wireless 'Roger' device, which looks like a gadget worthy of James Bond, can help those with hearing difficulties to hear and understand more, particularly speech in noisy environments and over distance. Launched by Phonak, the revolutionary Roger device promises to improve the learning and development of 45,000 youngsters in the UK who are living with hearing loss.

Our panel of leading experts:
• Claire Benton, Clinical Lead for Paediatric Audiology within Nottingham Audiology Services
• Tony Murphy, Wireless Communications Specialist at Phonak UK. Tony is the go-to guy when it comes to wireless technology. He’ll answer any technical questions about Roger and how it works
• Frank Quinn, whose 7-year-old sons were the first children to be fitted with Roger in the UK. Frank will provide first-hand experience of the technology and how it has helped aid the learning and development of his children

The Q&A is now closed but you can read the answers to all the questions in the archived Q&A

This Q&A is sponsored by Phonak.

[EverythingIsTicketyBoo]

Itisme please see my NDCS advice, they have all sorts of support for newly identified deafness, including weekend workshops. They have been a godsend for my family. Good luck.

[isitme1]

Can I ask whats ndcs?

[EverythingIsTicketyBoo]

It's the National Deaf Children's Society. It's a charity that does exactly what it says on the tin :)

[EverythingIsTicketyBoo]

here is a link to them.

[isitme1]

Thank you very much for that will check it out x

[ShoeWhore]

Hmm not much info in the OP. My son had glue ear and I am now told may have permanent mild hearing loss - my niece has just been told the same thing. I'd like to know when this new aid might be appropriate and if it could help him in the longer term if he needs it. at the moment he is happy wearing his hearing aid but he got upset at a concert last week as he said it was too loud and hurting his ears. He's 6.

[LucilleMumsnet]

This Q&A is now closed and we've sent your questions over to the experts. We'll post up the answers next week, thanks to everyone who took part.

[LucilleMumsnet]

You can now see the expert answers, as well as plenty of information about Roger, here.

[deakymom]

hearing loss after an ear infection is our problem he still has a little gunk in there and all we get is eh? eh? whats that? mmm? i would love to have something done about this

[RachelMumsnet]

Phonak have asked us to post the following message following the recent Q&A:

Thanks for all your questions. We hope the answers provided by Phonak’s experts have been helpful. If you’re still keen to find out more about the Roger system and hearing loss in general, you can do so by visiting //www.hearingadvisor.co.uk