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Hearing matters: What stops children hearing well in the classroom? Harvey Dillon National Acoustic Laboratories Slide 2 What can go wrong? Permanent hearing loss Middle ear infections Auditory processing disorder Specific language impairment English as a second language Attention deficit disorder Poor classroom acoustics Slide 3 Permanent hearing loss 1 in a 1000 births 3 more in a 1000 by 6 th class Slide 4 Middle ear disorders Slide 5 Auditory processing disorders Slide 6 6 Spatial Processing Disorder Slide 7 7 LiSN & Learn Auditory processing disorders Spatial Processing Disorder Slide 8 Specific language impairment Slide 9 Attention deficit disorder Auditory processing deficit Understanding is difficult Dont pay attention Attention deficit disorder Dont pay attention Slide 10 Poor classroom acoustics Noise from outside school Noise from other classes Noise from inside class Reverberation Open plan! Kiri Mealings Slide 11 Problems in combination Aboriginal children all too often have Middle ear infection temporary hearing loss Spatial processing disorder Learning in a second language Noisy classroom