FUNCTIONAL HEARING CHECKLIST

Name______________________________DOB_______________Date____________

Examiner_________________________

Pass_______________

Fail_______________

  Yes No

Comments

General Observation: redness, wax, draining. Does child pull, scratch, hold, or cover ears?      
Does the child appear to have a problem hearing; does not respond to sounds?      
Does the child appear to have difficulty reacting to sounds (i.e., turning to sound)?      
Does the child appear to have difficulty discriminating (reacting differently to loud/soft, pleasant/unpleasant sounds)?      
Does the child demonstrate difficulty recognizing familiar voices (does not react to a familiar voice)?      
Does the child demonstrate no reaction/response to music?      
Does the child appear to tune out at times (responds to sounds and other times no response to same sound)?      
Does child appear to react to sound vibration rather than sound itself?      
Does the child have a history of any of the following: family member w/hearing loss, malformations of the head/neck traumatic head injury, meningitis, congenital or perinatal infection?      
*yes on two or more questions constitutes a "fail"

hearcklst  7/2000