Developmental Hearing Milestones
Birth- listens to speech
- startles or cries at noises
- awakens at loud sounds
- turns to you when you speak
- smiles when spoken to
- recognizes your voice and quiets down when crying
- responds to "no" and changes in your tone of voice
- looks around for sources of noise (doorbell, vacuum, etc.)
- notices toys that make sound
- listens when spoken to
- turns or looks up when his/her name is called
- enjoys games like pat-a-cake or peek-a-boo
- responds to simple requests ("come here", "want more?")
- recognizes words for common items ("cup, "shoe", "juice")
- listens to simple stories, rhymes, or songs
- follows simple commands and understands simple questions ("roll the ball", "kiss the baby")
- can point to a few body parts when asked
- points to pictures in books when they are named
- can follow two requests ("get the ball and put it on the table")
- continues to notice sounds (phone ringing, television, etc.)
- understands difference in meaning (go/stop, big/little, up/down)
- can answer simple "who", "what", "where", "why" questions
- can hear radio and TV at the same loudness as others
- can hear you when you call from another room
- pays attention to simple stories and can answer questions about it
- people who know your child think he/she hears well
- hears and understands most of what is said at home and in school
