significantly impact on child's development," said Dr. Gravel. "If a child in grade school can't hear certain consonants correctly, it might not even be noticed by the parents or teachers. But that child is likely to have problems in academic areas. And in early life, even mild hearing loss may cause speech and language delay. So parents need to be vigilant about this."

At least 1.4 million American children younger than 18 have some form of hearing loss, according to Dr. Kochkin, who recently completed a new national survey of hearing loss. His study found that at least 1.2 million children do not have listening devices or hearing aids that could improve their lives, especially in the classroom. "But the number of children not getting help for hearing loss is probably much larger," notes Dr. Kochkin, as his survey documented only hearing loss that had already been identified by the parents of children. "Recent studies by pediatric audiology experts indicate that many more children have hearing problems that are not detected." The first installment of the full BHI survey, the most comprehensive of its kind, will be released in July 2005.

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