As children grow, they learn and master a wide variety of developmental skills, including oral motor skills. Children must learn how to move the muscles that control their jaws, tongues, lips, cheeks and other parts of their mouths. Mastering these oral motor skills allows children...
Approximately two to three of every 1,000 children are born with hearing loss in the United States. The sooner hearing loss is diagnosed, the sooner the child can be treated and managed, so vigilance is key for new parents. Newborn hearing screenings became mandatory in...
Hearing loss isn’t necessarily going to permanently affect a person’s ability to listen and learn language through hearing what has been said. In fact, several practices focus on the rehabilitation of a person’s listening skills. Between hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening devices and communication...