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VISION AND HEARING
Routine screening of hearing is carried out from infancy onwards, methods varying according to age and ability.
Those who have failed hearing screening tests are referred for skilled examination in a sound reduced room.
Here an older child is seen indicating that she hears the special pure tones in the headphones. In this way
degree and type of deafness can be assessed.
Hospital staff attend at two clinics in the Borough to see children with various defects of the Ear, Nose and
Throat who have been referred for specialist opinion. All children with a hearing loss are seen (together with
comprehensive details of their loss) so that arrangements can be made for correct treatment of the defect. This
boy is being examined with a new type of machine which gives additional information regarding the condition
of the drum and middle ear.