Resources for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss

Anatomy of the ear and how sound gets to the brain:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQEaiZ2j9oc

How to read an audiogram:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLLz2nYKi7E

Communication options available:https://agbell.org/2024/03/22/communication-options/

Ear infections or Otitis Media:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FwJj8oNQQ

This section was developed in hopes of helping to support families emotionally.  The emotional feelings that go along with having a child with a hearing loss are very real.  You are not alone.  There are agencies listed below that want to help guide you.  Please feel comfortable sharing your feelings with me as well.  I will do my best to listen!  I've shared the letter "Welcome to Holland" (Click Here), which was written by a parent who describes how she feels about having a child with special needs.


I'd also like to share a short article written by a professor about helping parents through the grief process of having a child with special needs.  Although this article is written for educators, I think it has a lot of value for parents.  It discusses how parents grieve a loss when they learn that their child has a disability.  The parent may go through the stages of grief.  All parents' grief "process" is different.  Please read "Children with Special Needs: Helping Parents through Grief" (Click Here).

Guide By Your Side:https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Adult-and-Childrens-Services/Children-and-Families/EHDI/GBYS_Brochure.pdf?rev=b15a56e490514631a6c14aece84446d6

or https://www.mihandsandvoices.org/guide-by-your-side

Michigan Hands and Voices:https://www.mihandsandvoices.org/