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Right after birth, your baby's hearing may be slightly muffled due to the amniotic fluid that may still fill part of either ear tubes. This fluid should quickly drain out. Because she's been listening to your voice in utero all these months, your voice will be familiar to her. To her delight, she'll now be able to hear you loud and clear. The familiarity of your voice is reassuring to her and will become even more so as she learns that you're the one who feeds, changes, and comforts her.
You'll notice your infant begin to turn her head in the direction of a voice or sound that interests her. She'll also quickly learn to distinguish a familiar voice from a stranger's....
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How often should I have my baby's ears checked?
Frequent ear infections can also affect a baby's hearing, so I definitely recommend having ears checked regularly for fluid and infection. My baby recently had tubes placed because he *always( had fluid in his ears and suddenly he's coming up with sounds that he definitely didn't hear/say before. My pediatrian told me that fluid in the ears makes it hard for them to distinguish between certain sounds b/c everything's muffled (baba/dada)
How loud is too loud for a baby's ears?
Doctors generally agree that anything over 80 decibels has the potential to be dangerous. A lawnmower is usually rated at 90 decibels, a rock concert 110 decibels, and a jackhammer is about 130 decibels. But the potential for damage generally depends not only on how loud a sound is, but how long a person is exposed to it also. The louder the noise, and the longer the exposure, the higher the risk for hearing loss.
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