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How is mild hearing loss treated in children?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Usually it isn't. When hearing loss becomes bothersome or problematic, then a hearing aid may be used.

In children there can be temporary mild hearing loss due to ear infections (especially otitis media). After antibiotic treatment, normal hearing (or, at least, hearing that was normal for that person before the infection) will return.

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