Hearing Loss Checklists - Pediatric and Adult

Pediatric:

Early identification of hearing loss and intervention are essential for learning spoken language and facilitating overall growth and development. The following pediatric hearing guide is a great way to monitor how your baby should be responding to sound at a particular age.

Birth to 3 months

1. Is he or she startled awake by loud sounds?
2. Is he or she soothed by the parent or guardian’s voice?

4 to 6 months

1. Does he or she turn toward familiar unseen sounds?
2. Does he or she enjoy rattles or noise-making toys?
3. Does he or she coo and imitate his or her own sounds?

7 to 10 months

1. Does he or she respond when his or her name is called?
2. Does he or she understand “no” and “bye-bye”?
3. Does he or she turn quickly toward a “sh-sh” when behind him or her?
4. Does he or she try to imitate sounds?
5. Does he or she try to babble?

11 to 15 months

1. Can he or she point to or look at familiar objects when asked?
2. Does he or she like the sound of jingles and nursery rhymes?
3. Can he or she imitate simple words and sounds?

16 to 18 months

1. Can he or she follow simple directions?
2. Does he or she have any sinple words?
3. Does he or she know his or her own name?
4. Is there a noticeable increase in vocabulary by 18 months?

19 to 24 months

1. Can he or she follow simple commands without visual cues?
2. Can he or she repeat a phrase?
3. Does he or she use short phrases in talking?
4. Can he or she refer to self by name?

If you answered “No” to even one question, you should have your child evaluated by an audiologist and/or your pediatrician.

Adult:

Many adults get through everyday life without fully hearing the world around them. Hearing loss usually happens gradually and can greatly affect ones ability to communicate effectively in work, home and social environments.

Take a free 60 second telephone screening by calling 404-633-6340.

1. Do you have a problem hearing over the telephone?
2. Do you have trouble following the conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time?
3. Do people complain that you turn the TV volume too high?
4. Do you have to strain to understand conversation?
5. Do you miss some common sounds like the phone or doorbell?
6. Do you have trouble hearing conversation in a noisy background, such as a restaurant or party?
7. Do you get confused about where sounds are coming from?
8. Do you misunderstand some words in a sentence and need to ask people to repeat themselves?
9. Do you have more trouble understanding the speech of women and children, as compared to men?
10. Have you ever worked in noisy environments, such as assembly lines or construction sites?
11. Do people that you talk to seem to mumble?
12. Do people get annoyed with you because you misunderstand what they say?
13. Have you ever misunderstood what others are saying and made inappropriate responses?
14. Do you avoid social activities because you cannot hear well?
15. Do your friends or members of your family think you have a hearing loss?

If you answered “Yes” to 1 or more, please call (404) 633-8911 to schedule a hearing evaluation. Quiz was adapted from the America’s Hearing Healthcare Team website.