The nurse should suspect a hearing impairment in an infant who demonstrates
a. Absence of the Moro reflex
b. Cessation of babbling at age 7 months
c. Lack of eye contact when being spoken to
d. Lack of gesturing to indicate wants after age 15 months
B
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A Failure to develop intelligible speech is not considered a problem by 12 months.
This would be considered a problem at 24 months.
B Infants who are deaf babble like hearing infants until approximately 5-6 months
of age, at which time babbling is noted to cease.
C The lack of a startle reflex indicates a problem with hearing.
D The child with hearing impairment uses gestures rather than vocalizations to
express desires at this age.
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