Hearing Blog & News

Hearing loss is the most frequently occurring birth defect, and more than 90 percent of babies with hearing loss are born to parents with typical hearing.

For parents of children with hearing loss, the outdoors can also provide plenty of opportunities to enhance listening and spoken language development. Even a simple walk can be an interactive learning experience.

With the support of our generous community, CCHAT continues to deliver unrivaled, life-changing hearing health resources to families in our region.

Playtime is such a valuable tool for children with hearing loss who are working to develop listening and spoken language. Children can explore their imagination while building communication skills during social play with others or pretend play by themselves.

The following pieces of advice come from CCHAT alumni families and students, as well as CCHAT staff members and current parents, who have experience in handling the challenges that come with a hearing loss diagnosis.

Ensuring that our students who are deaf and hard of hearing have access to optimal sound quality is a top priority at CCHAT. One way this is done is by conducting daily listening checks with each student in our program.

CCHAT knows that a large portion of learning occurs when children are off campus and at home with family members. We’ve put together this list of online resources for parents to use to educate, entertain and engage their children when outside of school.

There are many ways that parents can build on what is taught in a structured, school setting and aid in the development of their child’s listening, language and independence skills.

More than 90% of children who are deaf and hard of hearing are born to hearing parents. Some babies may pass their newborn hearing screening before receiving a diagnosis of hearing loss later in their childhood.

Success in reaching age-related benchmarks translates to children with hearing loss being better positioned to reach their full potential with listening and spoken language.