Training In case of a false start also think about the ears

ENT doctors from NRW emphasize the importance of hearing tests
Strange environment, new social contacts and the changed daily routine pose great challenges for children at school. Even more difficult to cope with, if Abc shooters can not hear properly. Lack of concentration, poor learning or depression are not only indications of a bad start to the new phase of life, but may also point to deafness. This is indicated by HNOnet-NRW, an association of established ENT doctors.

Children have their whole lives ahead of them, and small disabilities are far more important to them than adults. Good hearing plays a special role in the development of schoolchildren. It influences language development, facilitates social integration and, last but not least, increases the quality of life. Hearing disorders are especially common among school beginners. If they persist for a long time, this can lead to delays in language development and an often severe learning impairment.

Ears should be examined (Image: Zlatan Durakovic / fotolia.com)

"At the first signs, parents should consult the specialist and arrange objective hearing tests. Often, listening tests such as pediatricians perform during the U-tests are not enough, "emphasizes Dr. med. Uso Walter, CEO of the network. Reason: Especially the most common middle ear hearing loss in children, which is caused by tympani - ie accumulations of fluid in the middle ear - places high demands on examination techniques. Thus, in addition to ear microscopy and various hearing tests, this also requires a pressure measurement of the middle ear and an examination of the nose and sinuses.

"Causes are often multifaceted", Dr. Walter. "Earwax that clogs the ear canals, polyps in the nasopharynx and chronic sinus and sinus infections lead to such a hearing loss." Through tympani it comes to a conductive hearing loss, in which the sound is no longer completely conducted from the outer ear to the inner ear. The less common ear-hearing-related hearing loss is partly attributed to hereditary factors, which may cause hearing loss to worsen with increasing age. About every fifth deaf child suffers from hearing loss during childhood.