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Test Your Child's Hearing

The checklist below gives you a guide to assess your child′s hearing ability.

Parents are likely to be the first to notice if their child has hearing problems. The sooner this is discovered, the sooner something can be done to help.

If you answer ′no′ to more than one or two of the questions below - or if you are worried about your baby’s hearing ability - you should talk to your doctor about having your baby’s hearing tested by an audiologist.

Remember this check-list is for guidance only, and is not intended to replace advice given by a doctor or a medical professional.

Checklist

Print out this checklist and take it with you to the nurse or doctor.

Six weeks: When there is a sudden loud noise, does your baby ... ?

• jump or blink
• stir in his or her sleep
• stop sucking for a moment
• look up from sucking
• cry

Three Months: Does your baby ... ?

• blink or cry when there is a sudden noise
• stop crying or sucking when you talk
• wake or stir to loud sounds
• coo or smile when you talk
• turn his or her eyes toward voices
• seem to like a musical toy
• stop moving when there is a new sound
• seem to know your voice

Six Months: Does your baby ... ?

• turn toward a sound or someone speaking
• smile when you talk
• cry when there is a sudden noise
• stop moving when there is a new sound
• like music
• make lots of different babbling sounds

Nine Months: Does your baby ... ? 

• respond to his or her own name
• look around to find new sounds, even quiet sounds
• understand “no” and “ta-ta”
• listen when people talk
• like copying sounds
• use babbling that sounds like real speech
• try to talk back when you talk

Twelve Months: Does your child ... ?

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