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Confirmed hearing loss in one ear: description in brief

Healthcare professionals can use this leaflet to answer parents' common questions on a babies' hearing loss in one ear.

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Your baby has a hearing loss in one ear, parent information

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This publication explains a unilateral (one ear) 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
Published 1 April 2007