[senco-forum] glue ear

Hi Philippa

You are absolutely right about this being the tip of the iceberg as it
is estimated that one in 3 children will have at least one episode of
glue ear during their lives and that at any time, about 25% of pupils in
an Early Years classroom won't be able to hear properly.  

As for information for parents, the National Deaf Children's Society
(NDCS) have all sorts of information that can be downloaded from their
website.  Alternatively, if you contact me off forum, I can send you
some through the post.

Hope this helps

Kind regards

Angie Reese
Specialist Teacher of the Deaf
Nuffield Hearing and Speech Centre
Royal National Throat Nose and Ears Hospital
Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8DA

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Paul and
Philippa Bodien
Sent: 05 October 2007 02:56
To: senco forum
Subject: [senco-forum] hearing loss and literacy skills

Just recently we have identified two Y2 children with significant
hearing
loss due to glue ear that seems to have impacted on their literacy
skills.
Neither child was showing any obvious signs.

One fits the criteria for dyslexia and one does not.

My suspicion is that these two are just the tip of a very large iceberg,
given the prevalence of antibiotics for ear infections.

Does anyone have an information sheet for parents on spotting hearing
loss
and getting it checked out by a doctor?

One of the mums I spoke to said that once the dr explained her son's
symptoms to her it all made so much sense.

Philippa