# @mama.hu.hears on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-08-09T15:01:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Michelle Hu•Hard of Hearing•Audiologist (@mama.hu.hears) — https://gondola.cc/mama.hu.hears

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Growing up, how often did you learn about healthy hearing habits? Personally I don’t remember this at all. I remember learning how to brush our teeth properly, how our eyes worked and most often the infamous food pyramid.
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Hearing screenings are typically done at pediatrician offices or by a school nurse. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), hearing screenings should be conducted:
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-At school entry for all children
-At least once at ages 6, 8, and 10
-At least once during middle school
-At least once during high school
-For any student entering a new school system without evidence of a previous hearing screening
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The only thing is - these are not always done in a sound proof or treated room, not all noise-induced hearing losses may be caught and (I personally feel) they can easily be cheated/passed - especially if the student is facing the tester and watching visual cues.
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I wonder if hearing/hearing loss awareness and healthy hearing habits were more readily discussed, would hearing as a sense be more valued? As an invisible disability would there be more awareness around it? Here are a few ideas of how to discuss and learn about our ears and sense of hearing!
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Did you learn about any of these while growing up? What other ideas do you have? Please share in comments!

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