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Confirmed hearing loss in babies: description in brief

Healthcare professionals can use this leaflet to answer parents' common questions on hearing loss in babies: available in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

From:
NHS England
Published
1 April 2007
Last updated
4 April 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Your baby has a hearing loss, parent information

PDF, 1.57 MB, 8 pages

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Your baby has a hearing loss, Bengali

PDF, 233 KB, 12 pages

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Your baby has a hearing loss, Gujarati

PDF, 231 KB, 12 pages

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Your baby has a hearing loss, Hindi

PDF, 250 KB, 12 pages

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Your baby has a hearing loss, Punjabi

PDF, 225 KB, 12 pages

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Your baby has a hearing loss, Urdu

PDF, 3.28 MB, 12 pages

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Details

This publication explains a hearing loss in babies.

The document covers information on:

  • causes of a hearing loss
  • types of hearing loss
  • the affect a hearing loss can have
  • details of support available
  • communication tips

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2007
Last updated 4 April 2025 + show all updates

  1. Changed lead organisation to NHS England.

  2. First published.

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