Language development involves speech, as it is a comprehensive and expressive mechanism supporting the capacity to relay information, emotions, ideas and insights (O'hare & Bremner, 2016). During the first two years of the growth and development of a …show more content…
It can pose a problem resulting in temporary loss of hearing affecting the development of speech as well as language. Repeated ear infections alter the hearing ability of kids as others speak hence they fail to hear correctly consequently, they cannot pick up and speak accurately. This affects the progress of the child as he or she tries to form sounds and lyrics. It may increase the risk of the child to delaying in speaking, which may require the application of interventions such as therapy to assist the developing child. Repeated ear infections prevent the child from understanding the communication from other people because they cannot hear well. The speech development of the baby does not match with the usual milestones of development. The delay in the conveyance of speech in children slows down the socialization and developmental skills together with talents. The early repeated infections may cause an impairment to the hearing ability of a child. This is in cases whereby there is permanent damage to the structures within the ear resulting in the permanent loss of the ability to hear (Menyuk, Liebergott & Schultz,