Hearing loss may affect all age groups from the newborn to the elderly, impacting speech
and language development in children and causing social and vocational problems for …

Objective: This review aimed to evaluate the additional benefit of pediatric cochlear
implantation before 12 months of age considering improved speech and language …

Background: Identifying factors that contribute to the wide range of language outcomes in
children who use CIs will assist healthcare and rehabilitation professionals in optimizing …

Purpose The purpose of the present investigation is to differentiate children using cochlear
implants (CIs) who did or did not achieve age-appropriate language scores by …

CHILDHOOD HEARING LOSS Page 1 CHILDHOOD HEARING LOSS Strategies for prevention
and care Page 2 1 Contributors Etienne Krug, Alarcos Cieza, Shelly Chadha, Laura Sminkey …

Objectives: Amplification is a core component of early intervention for children who are hard
of hearing, but hearing aids (HAs) have unique effects that may be independent from other …

Aims To examine the developmental outcomes of early-identified children who are hard of
hearing, at 12 to 18 months of age, compared to those for children of similar age with normal …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess self-reported health-related quality of
life (HR-QOL) in a group of children with cochlear implants (CIs) and to compare their scores …

Materials and Methods: Thirty boys and girls aged 6-7 years participated in this study, all of
them had severe congenital sensorineural hearing loss in both ears. All children were using …

Objectives: To study the impact of (re) habilitation strategy on speech-language outcomes
for early, cochlear implanted children enrolled in different intervention programmes post …