Many children with hearing loss have delayed language development. Therefore they often get referred to a speech and Language therapist, who can help them communicate better.

Speech and language therapy is very important to many children with hearing loss because they are often unable to hear the subtle differences in speech sounds needed to accurately produce them (for example ‘sh’ and ‘ch’)
Many sounds cannot be distinguished by lip-reading alone, and sensorineural hearing loss may limit the potential clarity that hearing aids can provide. For example the sound ‘s’ at the end of words, used to indicate plurals, may not be heard accurately all the time. So it may be the job of the speech and language pathologist to teach the child the proper use and production of the ‘s’ sound.

If you want to know more about speech and language therapy you should contact your audiologist for further information.