Translated information on the ear, hearing and hearing loss
Posted May 1, 2012
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Useful resources for families on the ear, hearing and hearing loss in languages other than written English. If you know of others that are publically available to share please comment below.
Cochlear implants
- The Ear Foundation’s Sounding Board – Resources in Other Languages
- Cochlear Implants leaflet available in Urdu
- Also contact the cochlear implant manufacturers as they often have their materials available in other languages that they are happy to provide
Communicating with deaf children
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Communication Begins at Home DVD with options for English subtitles, BSL or with Urdu, Bengali or Punjabi.
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Communication Matters DVD with options for spoken English, Urdu, Sylheti, Punjabi, English subtitles and BSL.
- Tips for communicating with deaf children available in English, Bengali, Punjabi or Urdu
Ear infection & glue ear
- Glue Ear: A guide for parents available in Bengali
- Glue Ear: A guide for parents available in Punjabi
- Glue Ear: A guide for parents available in Urdu
- Glue Ear: A guide for parents available in Welsh
- How to give your child ear drops or spray available as a podcast or video
Hearing aids
- How to manage the whistling in your child’s hearing aids available with Bengali voiceover and transcript, Polish voiceover and transcript, and Urdu voiceover and transcript
- How to change the tubing in your child’s earmoulds available with Bengali voiceover and transcript, Polish voiceover and transcript, and Urdu voiceover and transcript
- How to look after your child’s hearing aids available with Bengali voiceover and transcript, Polish voiceover and transcript, and Urdu voiceover and transcript
Hearing tests
- Understanding your child’s hearing tests (Understanding deafness) available in Bengali
- Understanding your child’s hearing tests (Understanding deafness) available in Punjabi
- Understanding your child’s hearing tests (Understanding deafness) available in Urdu
- Understanding your child’s hearing tests (Understanding deafness) available in Welsh
Helping your deaf child to learn
- Helping your deaf child to learn available in Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, Welsh
Newborn hearing screening
- Screening tests for you and your baby available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali and Urdu.
- Infant hearing checklist available in Arabic, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu
- Newborn hearing screening: your baby’s visit to the audiology clinic available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali and Urdu.
Parenting & families
- Positive Parenting DVD with options for spoken English, Polish, Urdu, Sylheti, Punjabi and Somali with English subtitles and British Sign Language
- Parenting a deaf child parenting tips available in Welsh
- Who am I? DVD with options for spoken English, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu, with English subtitles and British Sign Language
- All Together DVD with options for spoken English, Urdu, Sylheti and Punjabi, with English subtitles and British Sign Language
- Early speech development available in Bengali
- Speech and language development available in Bengali
- Speech and language development from birth available in Bengali
Vision care
- Vision care for your deaf child available in Bengali
- Vision care for your deaf child available in Punjabi
- Vision care for your deaf child available in Urdu
In addition to above the New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service in Australia hosts a selection of leaflets in other languages, and the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders has a large selection of leaflets on hearing, deafness, tinnitus, speech & language development etc in Spanish.
1 | National DCS News – May 2013 | nhdcs.co.uk
May 30, 2013 at 8:17 pm
[…] As I think I have mentioned in previous updates, Vicki Kirwin, our Audiology Development Manager has set up her own blog with useful updates and information. This includes a list of resources in other languages. See https://kidsaudiologist.info/2012/05/01/translated-information-on-the-ear-hearing-and-hearing-loss/ […]