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“Some children might give the impression of having normal hearing, but such kids could be facing difficulties digesting what is being taught by the teacher. An inherent understanding of the universal grammar of all tongues in children is what enables them to learn languages forms the thrust of Chomsky’s argument. Citing an example of the disadvantage of letting possible hearing defects go untreated, Pushpavathi added, “For example, at two, a child must be able to string two words together, and articulate his or her thoughts in phrases. But, if the child’s hearing disorder has gone undiagnosed, the kid’s entire vocabulary might be lifted to no more than two or three words, which will hamper the learning process in the long run.”The AIISH director further pointed out that some hearing defects could be well-concealed in some children. MYSURU: Emphasising the need to detect hearing disorders very early in the stages of a child’s development, and highlighting the perils of letting such problems go untreated on the learning abilities of kids – children with impaired hearing often face difficulties in learning to speak – director of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing AIISH ), Mysuru M Pushpavathi said, “If a child is born with defective hearing, it is bound to face difficulties in speaking and learning languages..