Show 'N 0ts ‘ CIIIIIS HERING ‘- blast Ile may merely have trouble with schoolwork or getting along ith playmates Parents can conduct at least three simple practical hearing tests at home without scientific equipment These informal tests will reveal roughly how well your child hears Try one or all of them after finishing this article If you're not sure of results it's a good idea to play them over and over again as a game 1 Want Test !lave someone stand in front of your infant and attract his atten- lion with a toy or a picture Meanwhile you stand 20 feet behind where your child can't see you "The baby must sense no movement of the tester" explains Dr Edmund P Fowler dean of America's ear specialists Then when your baby isn't boking a: you shake a rattle squeak a toy ring a bell blow a whistle beat a drum or play a music box If your baby turns toward you he undoubtedly hears the sound You can also clap your hands providing you do so behind a screen or big chair "Pie handclap may be used if it is controlled so that the child does not feel the vibration or the turbulency of the air produced by forcing the hands together" reveals 1)r Jean L Utley University of Illinois audiology professor If you prefer you can call out your baby's name instead or "Mama" "Dada" "bottle" or any other words with which he is familiar If he doesn't react repeat the test at 10 or five feet until he 1 HOLD 1 the watch behind him gets the idea Then try to get him to respond at greater distances If he hears your poise-makior voice at over 20 feet he !Jobs 4 has normal hearing A sudden loud noise should make an infant blink or howl Babies from one to six months old usually respond by reflex to loud sounds and a quiet voice a recent report to the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology revealed From six to 12 'months his response is a learned rather than a reflex action because by then babies begin to distinguish sounds and react to such familiar noises as the clink of a bottle and a parent's quiet voice Between one and two years children with normal hearing usually respond to talking 'qualoomel tr ‘ "- These can be used more effectively on children above three those w ho can talk In years Fact if a child hasn't learned to speak by two years of age that in itself may indicate a bearing loss Many a deaf child has ken brought by a puzzled parent to an ear specialist or hearing clinic with the explanation "We thOu-gJohnny was just stubborn and would start to talk when he got ready" A voice test is very simple If is in child room another say your something in a conversational tone which will interest him like "Tommy do you want some candy?" He should be able to reply even if he is upstairs "Always give your child the candy when he responds — never disappoint him" adds Geraldine Garrison Connecticut Department of Education hearing expert This voice test was formerly used in court cases when witnesses pretended deafness Shrewd lawyers trapped them by saying "All right you can get down from the and the trapped unstand now" suspecting "dear persons-diYou can give the whisper test alone Place your child 20 feet in front of you with his face turned away from you Don't let him look at you while being tested because child may be a able to read lips Tell him to close one ear with his hand Then ask him to repeat your whispered words numbers or short sentences If your child hears you at 20 feet his hearing may be considered normal (2020) just as in vision tests This means he can bear at 20 feet what a normal ear can hear at that distance But if he can't hear that far move up closer If he hears your whisper at 15 feet his score is 1520 if he only hears at 10 feet it's 1020 And so on After testing one ear repeat this for the other ear Remember: If your child's score is as low as 1020 in both ears it should be a cause of real concern - ? A Not a shadow - ! of a doubt with Kotex ht 1 Absorbency that doesn't fail— vit t'" ' roping or pulling That's why this napkin retains its fit and comfort for hours No revealing outlines—because 4 ' pTge only Rotes of all leading brands has fiat pressed ends Another important reason why Kotes is )611i-rimfirst choice Your choice of 3 absorbencies Regular Junior or Super Rotel 's More women choose Kotex than cal other sanitary napkins I '14‘ Not a shadow of a doubt—this summer can be cool and casual in load Walker's carefree blue denim with 'Tippers trim At kading matching saddle-stitcstores—about 0 Toot Because voices and whispers vary greatly sme authorities recContinued on next Kotex gives you the trustworthy kind of protection you need And you get trustworthy softness too for Rotes is made to stay soft while wearing Holds its shape—without twisting LKA L 4 Vf L Voice ead Widmer Tests Waiels-ae- k bohlomi h T a we o 'ay Of"- - 4 44 j tb '1 h ' i To assure looks confect buy new Kotez sanitary belt Made with sottkatretch elastic —strong lightweight 23 |