Most parents and carers won’t be aware of the need to check the hearing of their children after the newborn hearing screening test.
With an estimated 1 in 10 children starting school with some form of hearing loss (including sensorineural and conductive loss and difficulty hearing in noise), a child’s hearing health needs to be considered when a parent/carer expresses concern about issues such as poor behaviour in the classroom, learning issues or speech development.
Sound Scouts is a free hearing check app available to all children aged 4 and over. It is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and NSW Health and is endorsed by Hearing Australia. It has been adopted extensively across Australia and has been used to complete tens of thousands of children’s hearing checks.
The Sound Scouts hearing check app is:
- evidence-based and clinically proven
- easy to use and engaging to play
- includes 4 game-based activities that can be completed in under 8 minutes
- provides an indication of a child’s hearing health and listening abilities, both in quiet and noise
- generates an automated report with clear next steps if a problem is identified.
The app can be downloaded from the App Store, Google Play, the Microsoft Store or at http://www.soundscouts.com/au/download/. Parents/carers can test their child at home or testing can be done by a practitioner.
For more information email [email protected] or call 1300 424 122.
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