Children and hearing loss
Discover what are the possible steps to treat children hearing loss and how many around the world are affected.
Page contents
- Facts and figures about deafness.
- Help and advice for parents
Many children are affected by hearing loss. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated that about 34 million children worldwide have disabling hearing loss1 and up to five in every 1,000 babies are born with hearing loss or lose their hearing soon after birth.1
Hearing loss around the world
Read 10 facts about deafness from the World Health Organization to learn more about hearing loss around the world.
Help and advice for parents
Many solutions have been developed to help people hear better, and children are not exception. In addition to surgery, hearing aids or hearing implants can help most children with hearing loss. The first step for parents to get help and advice is a visit to a hearing health professional who will make a diagnosis and present the therapeutic alternatives.
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References
- « Déficits auditifs en France – Livre blanc ». Mars 2017. Avec le concours du C.N.A, du SYNAM, du SYNEA, de l’UNSAF. Nous parlons ici de surdités partielles à totales, de toutes origines et à tout âge.