resources

Parents and families often have many questions when their child is first diagnosed with unilateral hearing loss. The effects of unilateral hearing loss may not be immediately obvious because your child can hear well with one ear. Before universal newborn hearing screening, many cases of unilateral hearing loss were not detected; and many children with this condition did not show signs of hearing loss. Here are some resources to help you.

CUHL brochure (NAL)


ABOUT UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS

Hearing loss in one ear? A parents’ guide to unilateral hearing loss (Australian Hearing)
Unilateral Hearing Loss (Boystown Hospital)
Soundwaves (Aussie Deaf Kids)
Your baby has a unilateral hearing loss - What's the next step? (Aussie Deaf Kids)

ABOUT YOUR CHILD'S GENERAL DEVELOPMENT

Developmental Milestones Birth to 5 years (NAL)
Milestones 0-12 months (icommunicate)
Milestones 12-18 months (icommunicate)
Milestones 18-24 months (icommunicate)
Milestones 24-30 months (icommunicate)
Milestones 30-36 months (icommunicate)

All children, including those with a unilateral hearing loss,will benefit from good communication strategies. Here are some activities to help your child’s development


Building a language rich environment (icommunicate)
Good modelling for speech and language (icommunicate)
Unilateral hearing loss; tips for parents (Hands & Voices)
Enjoy your babies (The Shepherd Centre)
Where do I start (The Shepherd Centre)
The most important lesson (The Shepherd Centre)
Using noisemakers (The Shepherd Centre)