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    LEARNING TO HEAR

    May 01, 2021 5 minutes
    by Melissa
    L. Weber

    When Elexis Blake was an 8-month-old baby, her grandmother noticed something unusual. Elexis didn’t seem to notice sounds, like a dog barking.

    “She shook a jar full of pennies behind my head,” says Elexis, now 25. “I didn’t turn. But I was very interested in the jar when she showed it to me.”

    Her family took Elexis to an audiologist (a medical specialist who can test for hearing problems). The audiologist told her parents that she was profoundly deaf in both ears.

    When Are Hearing Problems Diagnosed?

    Most babies get a hearing check soon after they are born. If the test detects hearing problems, parents are told to visit an audiologist for more tests.

    When Elexis had her first hearing test, the doctor may

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