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S.D. schools offer hearing tess for kids | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota
Can you hear me now?
Recent news articles about how iPods and MP3 players could lead to hearing loss in teenagers led Pierre school officials to enact a new test to check students’ hearing.
Pierre district speech pathologists contacted Dennis Champ, director of Social Services, noting that seventh- and eleventh-graders should be tested because the last time they were checked was when they were third-graders.
That is where the mobile hearing lab comes into play. Sarah Lingle, South Dakota School of the Deaf outreach consultant, said the lab was first used a year ago in Pierre.
“We were already coming out this way, so we grouped it into one visit,” Lingle said.
Every year, Pierre schools’ first-, second- and third-graders are screened for hearing difficulties.
Champ said that students with hearing problems are further assessed with the mobile hearing lab.
“Audiologists do further assessments of these students so that if there is some educational or medical interventions that need to be done, they talk to parents or administration about it,” Champ said.
The mobile hearing lab is a service offered by the School for the Deaf in Sioux Falls. After the role of the School for the Deaf was recently reduced, officials embarked on an outreach program.
The students are screened by doctoral audiologists on board in the mobile lab.
Greg King, audiologist with the South Dakota School of the Deaf, does hearing evaluations as well as looks in the students ears to make sure there isn’t fluid or wax build up. If students have hearing aids, he checks them to make sure they are in good working condition and then tests them with the hearing aids to make sure they are working.
All seventh-graders and eleventh-graders were screened. Elementary follow ups for the students that may have demonstrated they had some issues with their hearing were also completed.
“We are interested in results and how it comes out. It is really a great service,” Champ said. “We have never had an issue with the mobile lab coming to Pierre. It just works for us and that doesn’t always happen, but this one does. It is pretty significant and a pretty neat deal. It is here to serve kids and we are glad it is here.”
“I think it is a great resource for school districts and peace of mind for parents that maybe have concerns about their child’s hearing,” Lingle said.
“We know that hearing loss in school children is probably more rapid than we realize. It is a good thing to keep on top of and we are here to help.”
Can you hear me now?
Recent news articles about how iPods and MP3 players could lead to hearing loss in teenagers led Pierre school officials to enact a new test to check students’ hearing.
Pierre district speech pathologists contacted Dennis Champ, director of Social Services, noting that seventh- and eleventh-graders should be tested because the last time they were checked was when they were third-graders.
That is where the mobile hearing lab comes into play. Sarah Lingle, South Dakota School of the Deaf outreach consultant, said the lab was first used a year ago in Pierre.
“We were already coming out this way, so we grouped it into one visit,” Lingle said.
Every year, Pierre schools’ first-, second- and third-graders are screened for hearing difficulties.
Champ said that students with hearing problems are further assessed with the mobile hearing lab.
“Audiologists do further assessments of these students so that if there is some educational or medical interventions that need to be done, they talk to parents or administration about it,” Champ said.
The mobile hearing lab is a service offered by the School for the Deaf in Sioux Falls. After the role of the School for the Deaf was recently reduced, officials embarked on an outreach program.
The students are screened by doctoral audiologists on board in the mobile lab.
Greg King, audiologist with the South Dakota School of the Deaf, does hearing evaluations as well as looks in the students ears to make sure there isn’t fluid or wax build up. If students have hearing aids, he checks them to make sure they are in good working condition and then tests them with the hearing aids to make sure they are working.
All seventh-graders and eleventh-graders were screened. Elementary follow ups for the students that may have demonstrated they had some issues with their hearing were also completed.
“We are interested in results and how it comes out. It is really a great service,” Champ said. “We have never had an issue with the mobile lab coming to Pierre. It just works for us and that doesn’t always happen, but this one does. It is pretty significant and a pretty neat deal. It is here to serve kids and we are glad it is here.”
“I think it is a great resource for school districts and peace of mind for parents that maybe have concerns about their child’s hearing,” Lingle said.
“We know that hearing loss in school children is probably more rapid than we realize. It is a good thing to keep on top of and we are here to help.”