{"id":5300,"date":"2019-02-15T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/?p=5300"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:52:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T16:52:52","slug":"new-hotline-offers-resource-for-parents-of-hearing-impaired-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/new-hotline-offers-resource-for-parents-of-hearing-impaired-children\/","title":{"rendered":"New Resource for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\"><br \/>\n{<br \/>\n  \"@context\" : \"http:\/\/schema.org\",<br \/>\n  \"@type\" : \"Article\",<br \/>\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {<br \/>\n         \"@type\": \"WebPage\",<br \/>\n         \"@id\": \"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/new-hotline-offers-resource-for-parents-of-hearing-impaired-children\/\"<br \/>\n},<br \/>\n  \"name\" : \"New Resource for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss\",<br \/>\n  \"author\" : {<br \/>\n    \"@type\" : \"Organization\",<br \/>\n    \"name\" : \"Heuser Hearing Institute\"<br \/>\n  },<br \/>\n  \"datePublished\" : \"2019-02-15\",\/\/ Date format is yyyy-mm-dd<br \/>\n  \"dateModified\" : \"2019-02-18\",\/\/ Date format is yyyy-mm-dd<br \/>\n  \"image\": {<br \/>\n\"@type\": \"ImageObject\",<br \/>\n\"url\": \"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\",<br \/>\n\"width\": 696,<br \/>\n\"height\": 100<br \/>\n},<br \/>\n  \"articleSection\" : \"Early diagnosis of hearing loss is crucial in the development of speech, language, cognitive and psychosocial skills.\",<br \/>\n  \"articleBody\" : \"A parent of a child with hearing loss created Listen-Learn-Link, a confidential, bilingual hotline created to help connect parents, guardians and caregivers of children newly diagnosed with hearing loss.\",<br \/>\n  \"url\" : \"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/new-hotline-offers-resource-for-parents-of-hearing-impaired-children\/\",<br \/>\n  \"headline\" : \"New Resource for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss\",<br \/>\n  \"publisher\" : {<br \/>\n    \"@type\" : \"Organization\",<br \/>\n    \"name\" : \"Heuser Hearing Institute\",<br \/>\n    \"logo\": {<br \/>\n\"@type\": \"ImageObject\",<br \/>\n\"url\": \"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\",<br \/>\n\"width\": 100,<br \/>\n\"height\": 60<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n  }<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/script><br>Parents of children with hearing loss in Louisville often feel overwhelmed as they struggle to provide their child with the resources needed to lead a quality life. Fortunately, there\u2019s plenty of help available \u2013 including a telephone hotline created by a mother dealing with her own child\u2019s profound hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julie Swaim\u2019s Personal Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kid-running-512x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"Happy kid running \" class=\"wp-image-7749\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" title=\"Happy kid with hearing loss\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Julie Swaim knows firsthand the difficulty parents face upon learning their child has <strong>hearing loss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She and her husband received news that their son had profound <a href=\"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\" title=\"hearing loss | Heuser Hearing Institute\">hearing loss<\/a> when he was only ten months old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience changed their lives but has a happy ending: their son was able to graduate from college, get married and find a good job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help parents going through similar challenges, Swaim created <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agbell.org\/Learn\/New-Parent-Hotline\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Listen-Learn-Link | agbell.org\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen-Learn-Link<\/a><\/span>, a confidential, bilingual hotline created to help connect parents, guardians and caregivers of children newly diagnosed with hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by her experience, Swaim established a career for herself in the field of early hearing detection and intervention and is the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\" title=\"Early Intervention | Heuser Hearing Institute\">Early Intervention<\/a> Parent Consultant for the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotline is an important part of AG Bell\u2019s <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agbell.org\/Give\/Cradle-to-Career-Partners\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Cradle to Career initiative | agbell.org\" rel=\"noopener\">Cradle to Career initiative<\/a><\/span>, which supports a child\u2019s hearing journey through four stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Supporting parents at the time of diagnosis<\/li><li>Expanding awareness that children with hearing loss can learn to hear and talk<\/li><li>Providing internships to help children and young adults successfully transition into the workforce<\/li><li>Placing college students with hearing loss in auditory research internships with collaborating universities and encouraging them to study science and contribute to research on the challenges faced by those with impaired hearing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen-Learn-Link has the support of two heavyweights in the hearing industry, Cochlear and ReSound, both of whom have partnered with AG Bell to launch the resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotline is available Monday through Friday and can be accessed by dialing 1-833-575-5465 or emailing <span><a href=\"mailto:newparenthotline@agbell.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"newparenthotline@agbell.org | ewparenthotline@agbell.org\" rel=\"noopener\">newparenthotline@agbell.org<\/a><\/span>. International residents can request video conference calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Diagnosis is Crucial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and other experts agree that early diagnosis of hearing loss is crucial in the development of speech, language, cognitive and psychosocial skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 1-2 out of every 1,000 babies are born with hearing loss in Louisville, and five out of every 1,000 children aged 3-17 experience hearing loss to some degree, according to statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, 12.5 percent of children and adolescents in Kentucky aged 6-19 are suffering from hearing loss that resulted from excessive noise exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because early diagnosis is so critical, your <a href=\"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\" title=\"Louisville audiologist | Heuser Hearing Institute\">Louisville audiologist<\/a> recommends all children receive a hearing screening at birth, and appropriate intervention services be started by the age of six months, at the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you suspect your child may be experiencing hearing loss, schedule an appointment with a hearing professional as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents of children with hearing loss in Louisville often feel overwhelmed as they struggle to provide their child with the resources needed to lead a quality life. 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