This paper outlines hearing loss in children in terms of type, etiology, socioeducational effect, and methods of differentiation of these types from the perspective of the school nurse teacher. The source of information, when not otherwise noted, is data obtained on 2,386 school-age children seen by the author on the Ithaca College Mobile…

Data were collected on sound levels in public school shops, the policies regarding hearing protection and sound level monitoring in shops in a four state area, and hearing levels of students with varying histories of noise exposure. Sound levels in most school shops are sufficient to constitute a hazard to hearing. (Author)

This paper describes functions of the components of hearing aids and provides a detailed procedure to detect hearing aid dysfunctions. The most common type of hearing aids for school children are the behind the ear type. Various hearing aid components change sound into an electrical signal, which is amplified and adjusted by a volume control. The…