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Outreach efforts
have aided in further educating the medical and larger San Antonio
community of the importance of early hearing loss identification
and intervention. Our early intervention videotape is distributed
throughout the medical community. Sunshine Cottage educates medical
professionals about the importance of early hearing loss identification
and intervention. We coordinate workshops designed to reach early
childhood intervention agencies which help to build bridges for
collaborative efforts in the deaf and medical community.
Auditory brain
centers do not start out with the ability to hear. Hearing develops
only as the brain is stimulated by many sounds during infancy. Each
time a sound stimulates the auditory brain centers, the brain develops
thousands of new connections which are the synapses. The growing
network of synapses enables the baby to make sense of sounds in
our language.
Access to sound
during infancy is critical for the auditory brain centers to fully
develop. Research shows that infants six (6) months and younger
who are identified with a hearing loss and are given hearing aids
and placed in an early intervention program are able to produce
language at a normal level on the developmental milestones. They
can speak at the same level as their hearing peers.
To schedule an appointment to learn more about our community outreach efforts or to schedule a tour, call (210) 824-0579 or contact Leslie Walter for a tour.
Please view video Preventing Developmental Delays.
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