Show I School Children Childr n Tested For Deafness Mrs Leda young Sixty-one Sixty children in Duchesne county schools were found to have varying degrees of deafness by a recent hearing test made in the schools This information was obtained obtained obtained ob ob- when an audiometer test was made on all fourth and sixth grades and selected students in other grades throughout the district district dis dis- dis through cooperation of the Utah State Board of Health HenIth and I Ithe the Duchesne School District children in the county were tested Of these showed loss of nine sensation units or more This group was retested to rule out noises or colds that would have hindered an accurate test From 61 children showed need of medical examinations to determine the cause of the hearing loss Deafness should be discovered early in any childs child's life It is a decided handicap to success unless that child is given an on opportunity to receive training in lip reading I I vocational guidance and necessary medical care I I Parents of children childr n showing signs of hearing loss will be contacted contacted con con- by the Public Health Nurses con I in Duchesne County in the near I future 0 I |