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Children’s day
Universal Children's Day is an event celebrated on various days in many places around the world. International Children's Day is celebrated on June 1 and Universal Children's Day is on November 20. Some countries celebrate a local 'children's day' on other dates. The holiday is simply set to honor children and minors.
In the People's Republic of China, Children's Day is celebrated on June 1 and is formally known as the "June 1 International Children's Day". When the People's Republic of China was first established in 1949, the State Council designated a half-day holiday for all primary schools on June 1. This was later made into a full day's break in 1956 with The Announcement by the State Council to make June 1 Children's Day a One-Day Holiday. Schools usually hold activities such as camping trips or free movies on Children's Day to allow students to have fun, and children of civil servants might also receive small gifts from the government. Entrance ceremonies of the Young Pioneers of China are usually held on June 1 as well.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Day
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Hearing Aids for Children
Is your child suffering from hearing loss? If you want to buy a hearing aid for him or her, but you don’t know how to go about it. Please read this article which will give you sufficient information about hearing aids for children.
Hearing Aids and Children
Hearing plays an important role in the development of a child. If the child is suffering from hearing loss, it does not mean that the sound waves do not reach the ear at all. The sound waves enter the ear, but the signals transmitted by the ear drum through the auditory nerve are weak and distorted. If a child is suffering from hearing loss, hearing aids can help him or her in improving the quality of the signals transmitted in order to hear better. With hearing aids, these signals or waves become louder and stronger, and then the signals traveling to the ear become easy to understand. Let's now take a look at a few of the best types of hearing aids for children, their functioning, and how does each one differ from the other.
How do Hearing Aids Work
Hearing aids are grafted with a microphone which helps pick up a sound. A digital processor or amplifier makes the sounds strong and loud by amplifying them, which travels through a tube into a fitted the ear-mold in the child's ear. In a BTE hearing aid (behind the ear), the microphone and amplifier are placed in a small plastic case which rests behind the ear. BTE's are most suitable in aiding hearing loss in children.
How to Use Hearing Aids
Most of the times, children cannot remove or put back the hearing aid, so adults should help them do this till they become mature enough to do it themselves. Taking care of hearing aids involves cleaning ear wax, changing the batteries and performing hearing checks at different levels of the volume control. If you have any doubts, you can always refer to an audiologist. The audiologist will help you select a hearing aid which suits your child best. As the size of the child's ear grows, you will have to refit or remake the ear-molds. You may also have to replace the whole hearing aid. At times, changes in the hearing level of the child will require you to adjust the volume, or replace the hearing aid.
Things to be considered before Buying a Hearing Aid
Many factors should be considered before buying a hearing aid.
• The type of hearing loss your child is suffering from and also considering the ear infections and ear problems that your child can be susceptible to.
• Degree of hearing loss, that is, to what extent has your child lost his sense of hearing.
• The child's general ability and activity level in the sense, the hearing aid should be resistant to dust particles and moisture and also should be robust.
• Your child's preference in color should be considered before buying one, so that you can buy one of the color.
• Check if the hearing aid has audio ports which can hook up to radio transmissions in the classroom.
• Hearing Aids Comparison
There are different types of hearing aids available for children nowadays, however, you need to weigh the advantages with the disadvantages, and then get one that is most suitable for your child. The most common types are:
Completely In Canal (CIC)
These are the smallest devices currently available in the market. They can be easily fixed in the ear canal and are almost invisible. The child though, needs to possess big ears to accommodate this hearing aid. People suffering from severe hearing loss should not be advised to choose this kind of equipment.
In The Canal (ITC)
They are easy to handle and are big in size. This kind of machine has more features and is grafted with large sound amplifiers. Children with varying degrees of hearing loss can be advised to choose this kind of equipment.
Behind The Ear (BTE)
This is embedded with an electronic case and fits behind the ear. It consists of a tube which carries sound from the outside environment to the ear. This hearing aid instrument can match the color of the child's skin and also his or her hair color and prove to be the best hearing aid for children.
Reference: http://www.buzzle.com/
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