Noise could threaten the baby's hearing. And as long as this problem of hearing loss in infants and toddlers received less attention due to noise. In fact, recently there have been reports that the noise cause of the 2nd hearing loss in infants and toddlers in the United States.
Permanent disturbance. When your toddler fun to explore, it is not possible without realizing they are exposed to noise with sound levels above the threshold of tolerance, which is 80-85 decibels (dB) / 24 hours, or equivalent with sound alarm clock. Beware, because infants and children more vulnerable and more susceptible to fatigue the cochlea (the cochlea) in their ears. As a result, can cause permanent hearing loss or permanent.
Delays in speech development. Hearing loss in infants and toddlers can lead to delays in speech development as a means of communicating and socializing, which in turn affects the child's learning process in the future. This condition would need special attention, because the data speak, Indonesian children who have a hearing loss and deafness is quite high. At school age children between 7-9 years found cases of deafness of 0.4%, and every year an estimated 5,200 babies is born deaf. With this condition, the Government is expected soon to make regulations limiting exposure to noise in public areas, including children's playground located in shopping malls throughout Indonesia.
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