The ear is an important sensory organ. The middle ear plays a role in the perception and transmission of sound. Chronic otitis media can cause hearing loss and sometimes the infection spreads to the brain, affecting life. Therefore, understanding the disease helps prevent and treat early, avoiding dangerous complications.

Normally, if children are not born with diseases that affect speech development such as mental retardation, autism, short lingual frenulum... after 1-2 years of listening to relatives and people around them talk, they will naturally form speech.

Deaf children are children whose hearing organs are damaged to varying degrees. Due to damage to the hearing organs, children cannot perceive the world of sound, cannot hear speech and cannot form language. If hearing impaired children are detected early and cared for and supported with special methods, they will have the opportunity to develop their inherent abilities.

Language development varies from child to child. However, the following signs will help parents know when to take their child to the doctor.

It is estimated that Vietnam has more than 39,000 deaf children, of whom 15,500 children aged 0-6 are deaf or hard of hearing, with little access to preschool education. Screening for congenital deafness is more important than ever.

Otitis media is an ear, nose and throat disease that often occurs in young children, especially children under 12 months of age. The disease often manifests acutely and can be completely cured after a period of appropriate treatment. However, otitis media can also become chronic and cause many serious complications. One of the common complications is ear discharge. If not treated promptly, it can cause hearing loss in children.

Hearing loss is one of the sensory impairments that severely affects patients. Children who are born deaf often lack confidence, have an inferiority complex, and have difficulty integrating into the community. With the development of medical science, the restoration of this hearing loss by cochlear implantation is a very important step forward.

Hearing loss in the elderly or deafness in the elderly is becoming more common. However, there are many effective options available for testing the hearing of the elderly. This article will focus on discussing 3 hearing tests that the elderly can do themselves.