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Understanding the Emotional Impact of Hearing Loss on Children

Due to the communication challenges that a child with a hearing loss has, it can cause the following:

Lower self-esteem - A hearing loss impacts a child’s ability to access instruction at school which can impact academic success causing the child and possibly others to believe that the child is lazy, does not care, or is not academically able.

Low self-confidence - Children with a hearing loss may struggle to understand the world spoken around them which can cause long-term emotional problems. They may withdraw instead of participate in conversations and interactions with other children for fear of mishearing, saying the wrong thing, looking foolish, or stupid.

Isolation - Frequently, students with a hearing loss are the only ones at the school with a hearing loss. They do not have hearing loss peers to socialize and interact with nor do they have adult role models with a hearing loss.

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