“…10 Currently, the protocols used in the hearing health services in Brazil, such as meaningful use of speech scales (MUSS), infant-toddler meaningful auditory integration scale (IT-MAIS), Glendonald auditory screening protocol (GASP), meaningful auditory integration scale (MAIS), functioning after pediatric cochlear implantation (FAPCI), minimum hearing capacity evaluation test (TACAM, in the Portuguese acronym), Inventory Development Communication (IDC), and parents' evaluation of aural/oral performance of children (PEACH), are all international protocols translated into Portuguese. 11 In places highly sought by patients, 12 the use of many instruments could make it unfeasible to follow-up patients with hearing aids, both implantable and non-implantable.…”