Hearing is one of a child's most precious senses. Through hearing, children develop language and communication skills, marvel at the sounds of our bustling world, learn to read, appreciate music and be warned of approaching danger. Hearing loss does not put an end to all this if identified early enough and the appropriate amplification is provided. Often, by acting early and selecting the right technological solutions, such sounds, including speech, can still be accessed.
The outlook for children with hearing impairment is now bright with a full range of options.
Today, there is virtually no hearing loss that cannot benefit from the use of appropriate technology. After a clear diagnosis of hearing impairment appropriate technology should be chosen as soon as possible to ensure that your child can benefit early from auditory experiences. Hearing instruments allow this by amplifying sound and can help children of any age. The right choice of hearing instrument can help your child develop good communication skills. Your Phonak professional will be able to share with you the available options.
The path to better hearing begins with the choice of the right hearing instruments. However, even hearing instruments properly adjusted to the child's personal needs cannot guarantee an adequate signal-to-noise ratio especially in noisy situations. Reception of speech signals can be severely impeded by ambient noise. In classrooms, where many children are often speaking at the same time, it can be virtually impossible for the hearing impaired listener to filter out the background noise. Likewise, distance and reverberation dramatically reduce speech intelligibility.
The best way of overcoming problems created by noise, distance or reverberation is to use a wireless communication system. FM systems were designed specifically to pick up speech signals directly at the source and transmit them, clearly and without distortion, to the child’s ear. For many years now, teachers, audiologists, parents and speech therapists have been successfully using FM systems to help children with hearing loss in all kinds of learning situations as well as out of school. The advantages of FM technology for hearing impaired people, from very small children to adults, are obvious: FM systems create a basis for optimum speech intelligibility, independent of the acoustic surroundings. . . . . . Phonak is the world’s leader not only in children’s hearing aids but also in wireless FM Communication. Ask you Phonak professional for more details and a demonstration without obligation.