Identification - Hearing impairment

•  Moderate, bilateral hearing loss (sensorineural, conductive or mixed) or Auditory Neuropathy/Dyssynchrony Spectrum Disorder.
  
  
• Children/young people may have a moderate sensorineural hearing loss with a late diagnosis. A late diagnosis may exacerbate or prolong difficulties.
  
  
• Children/young people will have 1 or 2 hearing aids or cochlear implants fitted, but still communicate mainly orally with some signed support.
  
  
• The pupil can access some auditory information with personal hearing aids, radio aid system, and TA support in a good acoustic  environment.
  
  
• Pupil may have difficulties listening in adverse acoustic environments even when personal amplification is used.