Deafness affects∼ 2 in 1000 children and is one of the most common congenital
impairments. Permanent hearing loss can be treated by fitting hearing aids. More severe to …

Asymmetric and unilateral hearing losses in children have traditionally been
underappreciated, but health care practitioners are now beginning to understand their effect …

The estimated incidence of sensorineural hearing impairment (> 40 dB HL) at birth is 1.86
per 1000 newborns in developed countries and 30–40% of these are unilateral. Profound …

Unilateral deafness has a high incidence in children. In addition to children who are born
without hearing in one ear, children with bilateral deafness are frequently equipped only …

Neurodevelopmental changes occur with asymmetric hearing loss, limiting binaural/spatial
hearing and putting children at risk for social and educational challenges. These deficits …

Asymmetric hearing has been the focus of many studies on brain plasticity in the past.
Recently, the topic has gained clinical importance in cases with sequential cochlear …

We have explored both the benefits and detriments of providing electrical input through a
cochlear implant in one ear to the auditory system of young children. A cochlear implant …

Hearing loss in infants and children may be sensorineural, conductive, or mixed; variable in
severity from mild to profound; unilateral or bilateral; symmetric or asymmetric in audiometric …

Despite the introduction of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS), unilateral hearing
loss (UHL) is sometimes recognized late. This diagnostic delay has adverse repercussions …

Objective A representative sample of literature regarding unilateral hearing loss (UHL) was
reviewed to provide evidence of the effects of UHL and the intervention options available for …