Hearing tests for newborns
29 June, 2000 EVERY baby in the UK is to have its hearing tested within 48 hours of being born, it has been announced. The new test will be added to the checks a baby goes through while still in...
View ArticleSign and bond with your baby
Yvonne Cobb’s negative experience during the birth of her first child led to her setting up a business in signing. Here she tells babyworld of her life as a deaf mother and her desire to bring sign...
View ArticleCleft lip and palate
What is it? If a baby is born with a cleft lip, his upper lip has a split in it, which is usually slightly off-centre. This may just be a little notch or it may extend up to his nose. Sometimes there...
View ArticleEvening Helpline support for families of deaf children
The UK’s only Helpline for families of deaf children, and the professionals who work with them, is now open Monday to Thursday 9:30am-9:30pm, and on Friday 9:30am-5pm. Parents of deaf children can now...
View ArticleLet’s hear it for deaf children this Christmas!
This Christmas, schools, colleges and youth groups across the UK are being asked to learn British Sign Language to ‘sing and sign along’ to Christmas songs and raise awareness of hearing loss. National...
View ArticleHearing loss has become second nature to Keira
Keira was diagnosed with hearing loss after 6 weeks – but with the new Roger hearing system from Phonak, Keira has been able to live her life no differently to any other child. Keira was born 9 weeks...
View ArticleNew Early Ears app to detect Glue Ear
Glue ear is a common condition affecting one in five children by two years of age and 80% of children by the age of ten. It involves a build-up of fluid in the middle ear. Over weeks and months the...
View ArticleHelp for parents who have children suffering from glue ear
What is Glue Ear? Glue ear is a build-up of sticky fluid behind the eardrum that prevents sound passing through the ear effectively and children living with glue ear can experience temporary deafness,...
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