On Cue Deaf children learn the English language through a system that combines gestures and lip reading.(Health & Fitness)

From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: July 31, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Susan Stevens Daily Herald Health Writer

Sandy Mosetick made excuses for her baby girl's habit of ignoring her call. Maybe Rachel was just absorbed in her play, she thought.

"I'd say, 'Hi Rachel,' and she'd act like she didn't hear me," Mosetick said. "Then I'd go around to her face, and she'd jump up and down and be excited. All of a sudden it kind of clicked."

Mosetick of Riverwoods insisted her pediatrician test Rachel's hearing. It turned out the 12-month-old had profound hearing loss; the quietest sound Rachel could hear was 95 decibels - about as loud ...

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