\t\t\t\tStapleton five year old Ella Hoffman recently underwent a hearing test at the request of her parents, Michael and Linda. Unfortunately for the Hoffmans, the results were devastating. \u201cWe knew something was wrong,\u201d said Linda. \u201cWe would talk and talk to her, and it was clear she didn\u2019t hear us. We knew we had to take her in for testing.\u201d That\u2019s when the Hoffmans found out that their daughter was completely deaf, when she was watching television. \u201cIt was really hard on us at first,\u201d said Michael. \u201cI mean to find out your daughter, your little girl has no hearing, in any circumstance is just really hard. Really hard.\u201d The doctors at Stapleton Pediatrics performed several different hearing tests on Ella, including ones where she was watching TV, and when she was not watching TV. \u201cThe good news for Ella is that if she is not watching TV, she can hear completely fine,\u201d said Dr. Clark. \u201cIt\u2019s just in the specific instances of watching television where she has trouble hearing. Well, not just trouble, she essentially has no hearing at all.\u201d\n\nThe Hoffmans are already looking into what can be done to correct the issue. \u201cThere are some different things out there that are being tested,\u201d said Linda. \u201cThings like pausing the TV to talk to them or turning off the TV altogether when trying to communicate with these special children. It\u2019s all experimental at this point, and sometimes the kids have a negative reaction to these treatments. We are willing to try anything, however.\u201d Dr. Clark says that \u201cTV Deafness\u201d occurs in about one of every five children, but cases seem to be going up. \u201cWe don\u2019t completely understand why yet,\u201d says Clark. \u201cThere are all sorts of studies trying to combat the issue, and some scientists believe it could be solved within the next two decades.\u201d Clark says many children do grow out of it, but some never do. \u201cThe key is getting it diagnosed early. Once we know a child has it, we can begin prescribing behaviors which may help.\u201d Clark recommends all children be tested early for \u201cTV Deafness.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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