{"id":4406,"date":"2022-07-01T14:29:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T21:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:05:40","slug":"has-your-childs-hearing-loss-been-misdiagnosed-as-a-learning-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/has-your-childs-hearing-loss-been-misdiagnosed-as-a-learning-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Your Child\u2019s Hearing Loss Been Misdiagnosed as a Learning Disability?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not only can your child\u2019s untreated hearing loss<\/a> impact their communication at home, it can affect their performance at school, too. But it turns out, certain behaviors caused by hearing loss are also associated with learning disabilities. This can result in a misdiagnosis. Below we review how common hearing loss is in children, how the symptoms of hearing loss can be mistaken for those of a learning disability and how your child can be helped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Common Is Childhood Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Around 15% of school-aged children, ages six to 19, have a hearing loss of at least 16 decibels in one or both ears, and .1% have severe hearing loss, reports the CDC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can have devastating impacts on school performance. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) explains that children with mild to moderate untreated hearing loss are likely to be one to four grade levels behind their peers with normal hearing, and those with severe untreated hearing loss<\/a> oftentimes do not progress beyond third-grade level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, with the right intervention and support, children with hearing loss can succeed in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Symptoms of Hearing Loss & Learning Disabilities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to speech problems, some symptoms that overlap between hearing loss and learning disabilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n