Hearing Kids – A Different Kind of Audiological Practice
Before we ask your child to listen better, we start by listening to your concerns. Here are some of the most common questions parents ask when they know something is off but do not yet know why.
Q: My child’s hearing is fine, but they still don’t seem to listen. Is this a behavior problem?
A: It can be, but not always. If this is a new change in an older child, behavior may be part of the picture. More often, we find that something is getting in the way of listening, such as fluctuating hearing from middle ear fluid or an auditory processing issue. That is why our process looks beyond the surface behavior to find out what may actually be interfering with listening.
Q: My child was diagnosed with APD, but the program I tried didn’t work. What went wrong?
A: The first question we ask is what kind of auditory processing breakdown your child is actually dealing with. Too often, families are told only whether APD is present, without enough information about the specific pattern of difficulty. If the treatment does not match the bottleneck, progress may be limited. Our goal is to identify the pattern more clearly so support can be more targeted.
Q: My child is 5 and I have been told they are too young to test for APD. But they are already struggling now. What should I do?
A: We do not believe families should have to wait until a child is older if clear listening or developmental concerns are already showing up. At Hearing Kids, we use developmentally informed assessment as early as age 4 when the child is struggling. We would never ignore concerns in speech, language, or motor development just because a system is still maturing, and we take the same common-sense approach here.
Q: My child is struggling in a few areas? Does it have to be ear related? Can it be something else? How many specialists can I go to?!?
A: We hear you.
That is exactly why we created our tiered assessment model. Instead of sending you from provider to provider, we help you look at the right questions in one place and choose the level of assessment that fits what you are trying to understand.
Do you need help with:
- Irreversible hearing loss?
- Assistive listening devices?
- Batteries?
- Hearing Aid repair?
- Cerumen management?
- Cochlear implant mapping?
- Hearing conservation protocol?
- Hearing conservation supplies?
- Vestibular testing?
If those are your main concerns, Hearing Kids may not be the right place to start.
However, if you need help with:
- Auditory processing
- A deep dive assessment of auditory contributors to your child’s speech or motor delay
- Catching a fluctuating hearing issue
- Educational remediation plan
- Hyperacusis
- Misophonia
- Differentiating between conditions that present similarly to APD, such as ADD, ASD, LPD, LD, SPD, etc…
- Looking at the whole picture in one place in a single visit, to help you strategize and prioritize in an effective fashion
Ready to stop guessing and find the right next step? 
Learn more about the Hearing Kids difference here