Dr Daniel Samadi - Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones in Kids

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• Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones
• By
• Dr. Daniel Samadi

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Hearing, Speech, Language Anatomy
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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones
Hearing problems may be suspected in children who
are not responding to sounds or who are not
developing their language skills
appropriately. The following slides are some
age-related guidelines that may help you to
decide if your child is having hearing problems,
as listed by The National Institute on Deafness
and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and
other experts. It is important to remember that
not every child is the same, and children reach
milestones at different ages. Call your childs
physician if you are suspicious that your child
is not hearing appropriately.
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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones Birth to
three months

• Reacts to loud sounds with startle reflex
• Is soothed and quieted by soft sounds
• Turns head to you when you speak
• Is awakened by loud voices and sounds
• Smiles in response to voices when spoken to
• Seems to know your voice and quiets down if crying

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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones Three to six
months

• Looks or turns toward a new sound
• Responds to no and changes in tone of voice
• Imitates his/her own voice
• Enjoys rattles and other toys that make sounds
• Begins to repeat sounds (such as ooh, aah, and
  ba-ba)
• Becomes scared by a loud voice or noise

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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones Six to 10
months

• Responds to his/her own name, telephone ringing,
  someones voice, even when not loud
• Knows words for common things (cup, shoe) and
  sayings (bye-bye)
• Makes babbling sounds, even when alone
• Starts to respond to requests such as come here
• Looks at things or pictures when someone talks
  about them

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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones 10 to 15
months

• Plays with own voice, enjoying the sound and feel
  of it
• Points toward or looks at familiar objects or
  people when asked to do so
• Imitates simple words and sounds may use a few
  single words meaningfully
• Enjoys games like peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake
• Follows one-step commands when shown by a gesture

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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones 15 to 18
months

• Follows simple directions, such as give me the
  ball without being shown
• Uses words he/she has learned often
• Uses two-to-three-word sentences to talk about
  and ask for things
• Knows 10 to 20 words
• Points to some body parts when asked

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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones 18 to 24
months

• Understands simple yes-no questions (Are you
  hungry?)
• Understands simple phrases (in the cup, on the
  table)
• Enjoys being read to
• Points to pictures when asked

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Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones 24 to 36
months

• Understands not now and no more
• Chooses things by size (big, little)
• Follows two-step commands, such as get your
  shoes and come here
• Understands many action words (run, jump)

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More information

• ENT for Children (Dr. Daniel Samadi)
• 10 Forest Ave, Suite 100
• Paramus, NJ 07652
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email dsamadi_at_entforchildren.com or
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• Website www.entforchildren.com

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