Dealing with Diagnosis

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Learn about the causes and effects of various types of hearing loss

This section deals with how parents are likely to react when their child is diagnosed with hearing loss. Lots of questions will spring to mind – we try to answer some of them here.

Learn about the causes and effects of various types of hearing loss. Find out how it is likely to affect your child’s development in terms of communicating, socialising and learning. And discover some inspiring ways to make your everyday life run more smoothly, and to make communication in general much easier.

Remember that the more knowledgeable you become, the more hopeful you are likely to feel, and the easier the process of adjusting will be.