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Spoken language and everyday functioning in 5-year-old children using hearing aids or cochlear implants
(2017)
This study investigated the factors influencing 5-year language, speech, and everyday functioning of children with congenital hearing loss.
Design: Standardised tests including PLS-4, PPVT-4 and DEAP were directly ...
Chapter 32. Managing infants and children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD)
(Thieme Publishers, 2017)
Key Points
1. ANSD is a heterogeneous disorder and has a number of potential sites-of-lesion depending on the underlying cause. Hence, the hearing configuration, speech perception, and functional and speech language ...
Chapter 27. The Importance of Early Intervention for Infants and Children with Hearing Loss
(Thieme Publishers, 2017)
Key Points
1. The literature on the effectiveness of intervention for improving outcomes of children with hearing loss at a population level has equivocal findings.
2. The LOCHI study addresses the evidence gap by ...
A systematic review of electric-acoustic stimulation : device fitting ranges, outcomes, and clinical fitting practices
(Trends in Amplification, 2013)
Outcomes of Early- and Late-identified Children at 3 Years of Age: Findings from a Prospective Population-based Study
(2013)
Objectives—To address the question of whether, on a population level, early detection and
amplification improve outcomes of children with hearing impairment.
Design—All families of children who were born between 2002 and ...
Predictors of Early Reading Skill in 5-Year-Old Children With Hearing Loss Who Use Spoken Language
(2013)
This research investigated the concurrent association between early reading
skills and phonological awareness ( PA ), print knowledge, language, cognitive,
and demographic variables in 101 five-year-old children with ...
A randomized controlled comparison of NAL and DSL prescriptions for young children: Hearing-aid characteristics and performance outcomes at three years of age
(2013)
Objective—To determine the influence of choice of prescription and other child-, family- and
intervention-related factors on speech, language, and functional performance of hearing-impaired
children by three years of ...
WHEN EXPECTATION MEETS EXPERIENCE: PARENTS’ RECOLLECTIONS OF AND EXPERIENCES WITH A CHILD DIAGNOSED WITH HEARING LOSS SOON AFTER BIRTH
(2013)
Objective—To examine parents’ recollections of and their experiences with bringing up a child
diagnosed with hearing loss at a very young age.
Design—Based on the analysis of informal parent discussion groups, four ...
Major findings of the LOCHI study on children at 3 years of age and implications for audiological management
(2013)
The Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study addresses the evidence gap regarding the efficacy of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) for improving outcomes through a prospective ...