Grasp the golden period of 136 and let the newborn embrace the new “sound” life
source:National Health Service
File date:112-09-05
Update time:112-09-05
Hearing is the beginning of language development. About every 1,000 newborns in Taiwan have 3 to 4 children with congenital hearing loss. If the screening can be completed “within one month” after birth and the diagnosis can be completed “within three months”, And start wearing hearing aids and receiving auditory therapy “before 6 months old” to help children return to a world where “sound is better than silence”, “hear” wonderful sounds, and in the future they can achieve normal language, body and mind and social development. In order not to let hearing-impaired children miss the key to learning and growth, the National Health Service has fully subsidized hearing screening for newborns born within 3 months of their nationality since 2010. ) to accept the hearing screening. If you fail, you should take your baby to the hospital for an examination as soon as possible to confirm whether there is hearing loss, hearing loss and its severity, and follow the doctor’s advice to start hearing therapy and rehabilitation as soon as possible. Or wear hearing aids, artificial electronic ears and other assistive devices to help children learn language through hearing, and return to the normal growth path together. According to statistics from the National Health Service, 139,222 babies born in 2011 received hearing screening, with a screening rate of 98.7%. A total of 768 of them were found to have hearing loss, and they were promptly referred to follow-up treatment services.
Early detection and early treatment let children hear the voice of happiness
Because children with mild to moderate hearing impairment are not easy to be found, and young children cannot express themselves and have no obvious barriers to language communication, they are easily overlooked and cause regrets in the future. If it is a high-risk group for hearing loss, including family history of hearing loss, mothers who have been infected with German measles or other viral diseases within the first 3 months of pregnancy, taking or injecting ototoxic drugs, premature babies with a birth weight less than 1500 grams , Hypoxia at birth, ICU admission after birth, postnatal bacterial meningitis, congenital malformations of the head and neck (such as microtia), etc., more attention should be paid to early screening, diagnosis and interventional treatment. At present, there are 257 medical institutions across the country that provide newborn hearing screening services, and 61 of them provide newborn hearing diagnosis services. Director Wu Zhaojun of the National Health Service reminds parents that they must grasp the 136 golden period of baby hearing development and complete The steps of first screening, second diagnosis, and third treatment allow children to embrace a new “sound” life.
Make good use of the “Children’s Health Handbook” to observe children’s “listening” and “speaking” performance
When a child passes the newborn hearing screening, it does not mean that there will be no problems throughout his life. During the development process, some children will suffer hearing loss due to factors such as delayed hearing loss, otitis media, trauma, meningitis, infection, and drug use. Therefore, parents In daily life, you still need to pay more attention to your child’s hearing status. You can check and observe your child’s hearing status through the “Hearing Simple Home Behavior Scale” in the “Children’s Health Handbook”. For example, when a baby is 3-6 months old, Whether they will show interest in the sounds in the environment; when they are 7-12 months old, they like to play with toys that make sounds; when they are 1-2 years old, they can say simple words (such as: dad, mom).
In addition, if a child aged 3-4 at home is found to speak slowly, have substandard pronunciation, or respond vaguely to parental calls, parents should take the child to the hospital as soon as possible and seek an otolaryngologist to check for hearing problems. Missing the opportunity to learn language, early detection and treatment and rehabilitation can reduce the negative impact of hearing impairment, so that children can learn and grow normally and happily.
Further reading:
【Children’s Health Handbook】 【Newborn Hearing Screening – Dear Baby】
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