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From the Nurse’s Desk
HEARING LOSS
Noise can cause permanent hearing loss that cannot be restored. Noise induced hearing loss can be PREVENTED!
Hearing loss can happen at any age. A growing number of children and adolescents are damaging their hearing by exposure to noise. Some ways to help prevent hearing loss in your child:
- Monitor the sound level of your child’s personal listening device (such as when using ear buds).
- Limit the time your child spends in noisy places.
- Listen to toys prior to purchase.
- Monitor the noise levels that your child is exposed to. If you have to shout for your child to hear over his or her recreational activities, the noise is too loud.
- Have your child wear ear protection when around loud equipment such as lawn mowers, power saws, leaf blowers, motorbikes or snowmobiles.
- Turn down the volume of the TV, radio and other devices at home.
School nurses in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District perform routine hearing screening for grades K, 2, 5 and 8. Other students are screened as needed. If you have a concern regarding your child’s hearing, please contact the school nurse or your health care provider.
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