Check Listening with Ling Sounds
Check Listening with Ling Sounds
(From Ling 6 to LMH 10)
Is there an easy way to confirm how children listen with their hearing aids and cochlear implants? Yes! A simple listening check involves family or staff saying specific speech sounds that occur at different frequencies (Fig.1). It is a family-friendly and low-tech process done daily at home and school. This speedy check shows access to speech to be sure children are ready to listen properly with their devices.
The specific sounds (Fig.2) identified by audiologists Daniel Ling (Ling 6), Jane Madell and Joan Hewitt (LMH 10) can be introduced in play and routines. Families can build their child’s listening with toys or tasks associated with these sounds. A parent might say ooo-ooo-ooo while playing with a train or shh-shh-shh when an infant is sleeping. When children are responding to sound with their devices, parents can do a daily check following recommended steps (see pg. 2). These checks help document ongoing listening skills from toddlers to school students.
Check Listening with Ling Sounds
(From Ling 6 to LMH 10)
Is there an easy way to confirm how children listen with their hearing aids and cochlear implants? Yes! A simple listening check involves family or staff saying specific speech sounds that occur at different frequencies (Fig.1). It is a family-friendly and low-tech process done daily at home and school. This speedy check shows access to speech to be sure children are ready to listen properly with their devices.
The specific sounds (Fig.2) identified by audiologists Daniel Ling (Ling 6), Jane Madell and Joan Hewitt (LMH 10) can be introduced in play and routines. Families can build their child’s listening with toys or tasks associated with these sounds. A parent might say ooo-ooo-ooo while playing with a train or shh-shh-shh when an infant is sleeping. When children are responding to sound with their devices, parents can do a daily check following recommended steps (see pg. 2). These checks help document ongoing listening skills from toddlers to school students.
