The ROVIC service work with children and young people with deaf blindness or a dual sensory loss. For those with a singular sensory impairment in hearing or deafness, please refer to the National Deaf Children’s Society for advice and guidance.
Auditory processing disorder
Auditory processing disorder (APD) is where you have difficulty understanding sounds, including spoken words. APD often starts in childhood but some people develop it later.
Auditory Processing, clearing the waters
This document explains what APD is, how it is diagnosed, what its characteristics are
and most importantly how to support children both in and out of school.
british-sign.co.uk
Learn something new – British sign language online tools and resources
Childhood deafness
The term ‘deaf’ refers to all types of hearing loss from mild to profound. This includes deafness in one ear or temporary hearing loss such as glue ear.
Cochlear implant: stimulation on speech and music – YouTube
A child with deafness in one ear explains how their cochlear implant sounds.
Devices worn on a headband for hearing impairments
Bone conduction hearing aids and bone conduction hearing implant devices can also be worn on a headband (non-surgical).
Hearing loss simulation
Understanding hearing loss is more complex than you might imagine. Hearing loss is rarely just the loss of amplification (volume).
In order to simulate the different levels of hearing loss (mild, moderate, severe, profound), this video demonstrates how a conversation could sound with a hearing impairment.
The ling six sounds check
The ling sounds are used to check hearing across all frequencies.