Across the U.S., many school districts have mandated-or strongly encouraged-masks to protect from the Delta variant of COVID-19. The American Academy of Audiology encourages parents and teachers to pay close attention to children who suddenly are challenged with academic tasks, overwhelmed by assignments, and/or not readily participating in classroom discussions. "Because children often don't realize they are missing information and may not communicate hearing difficulties, issues with auditory accessibility can go undetected," warns Angela Shoup, president of the American Academy of Audiology, executive director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders, and a professor of speech, language, and hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas, Dallas. both ears. The total number of children with some type of hearing loss is unknown and many cases may go undiagnosed.
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