With back-to-school right around the corner, there’s one aspect of preparation for the return to class that many students, parents and teachers don’t consider: a child’s hearing.

Some students may get tagged as using “selective listening” in the classroom, a Winnipeg expert says, but the truth is that they may be struggling to take in what’s being said at all.

“Teachers just don’t think that they’re listening, or parents don’t think that they’re listening, but in reality they aren’t hearing,” Candice Holden of Polo Park Hearing Centre told 680 CJOB’s The Start.

“It’s definitely something to look into if we have some concerns at school.”

Holden said for most people, there are large gaps between when they get tested for hearing issues, and it’s rarely considered for young people — outs

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