Middle Childhood Health Concerns
By: Grace Lubanski
Hearing
- Aware of midrange hearing first
- By 11, they have the hearing of adults
- If ear infections are untreated hearing loss can occur
- Number of ear infections decrease
- The Eustachian tube changes postion
- This helps prevent bacteria and fluids in the ear
Vision
- By 6 they are ready to read
- Can see objects with both eyes at once
- Focus improves
- Nearsightedness is most common
- Being more engaged in reading increases nearsightedness
- 25% of children will need their vision corrected.
Teeth
- Begin to loose their baby teeth
- Central incisors are the first teeth to fall out.
- By 12, 20 teeth will have been replaced
- Teeth are first unproportioned to the face
- Tooth loss can cause them to be self-conscious
- Need of proper dental hygiene
- Brush teeth after every meal
- Avoid food with high sugar
Obesity
- Obesity is excessive body fat
- 20% more than other people of the same sex
- Can highly effect emotional health
- Possibly have overweight parents
- Can overeat due to family stress
- Can be a result of physical inactivity
- Typically overweight as adults