Hearing Checklist
Here are some behaviors that will tell you how well your baby can hear.
 

When your child is:

Younger than 
3 months old

• Baby startles to sudden sounds

• Baby is soothed by your voice

Younger than
6 months old

• Baby looks towards a familiar voice

• Baby plays at making sounds and noises

6 to 10
months old

• Baby turns head in response to new sounds

• Baby begins to understand common words like “no” and “bye-bye”

• Baby responds when you say his or her name

10 to 15
months old

• Baby repeats simple words and sounds that you make

• Baby points to or reaches for familiar objects when asked

1 to 1-1/2
years old

• Baby follows simple spoken directions

• Baby regularly uses 7 or more words

2 years old

• Baby understands when you call from another room

• When you name a part of the body – ears, nose, toes –  baby points to it

• Baby begins to speak in 2-word combinations: “Mommy, more!”

The information provided in this brochure was supported by a grant/cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC. Iowa’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Project is a joint effort of the following Iowa programs: Early ACCESS; Department of Public Health; Child Health Specialty Clinics; Center for Disabilities and Development, Iowa’s University Center for Excellence in Disabilities; and University of Iowa Health Care.

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