Hear For Life: : Dr. Joe's Guide To Your Child's Hearing Loss

It is extremely important to act quickly once the diagnosis of hearing impairment is made or suspected in a child. The human hearing system develops rapidly from before birth and during the first few years of life. If critical periods of development are missed, no amount of intervention can correct those losses. The age at which the treatment began is the single most important factor in predicting successful treatment of congenital hearing impairment in children. LetThemHear.org