Hearing loss: early intervention can speed language acquisition</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Hearing loss: early intervention can speed language acquisition"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Hearing,loss,early,intervention,can,speed,language,acquisition"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">10-01-2005</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Hearing loss: early intervention can speed language acquisition</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Texas, USA: This report by the Odessa American, indicates that intervention as early as the age of two years old can speed later language acquisition in children that suffer from hearing loss, and can overcome many of the problems they may encounter later in life. <br>While the most common reason for hearing loss is hereditary, meningitis and high fever can also affect hearing. If a parent has a suspicion that a child might have hearing loss, it is suggested the parent take the child to their doctor or a licensed audiologist for hearing tests. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.oaoa.com/news/nw010905a.htm " target="blank">www.oaoa.com/news/nw010905a.htm </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show