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Better Hearing in the Month of May: Infant Hearing Loss

Babies are not able to tell you they have hearing loss and the first year of life is critical to the development of normal speech and language.

If your infant has had a hearing screening and is unable to do some of the examples below (based on his or her age), schedule a follow-up appointment with Indiana In-Home Hearing to have his or her hearing checked again.

An infant with normal hearing should be able to do the following:

Around two months of age:
Startles to loud sound
Quiets to familiar voices
Makes vowel sounds like “ohh”

Around four months of age:
Looks for sound sources
Starts babbling
Makes squeals and chuckles

Around six months of age:
Turns head toward loud sounds
Begins to imitate speech sound
Babbles sounds like “ba-ba”

Around nine months of age:
Imitates speech sounds of others
Understands “no-no” or “bye-bye”
Turns head toward soft sounds

Around 12 months of age:
Correctly uses “ma-ma” or “da-da”
Gives toy when asked
Responds to singing or music

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