Audiological Certainty in Deaf Children with Learning Disabilities: An Imperative for Inter-agency Working

Background The Special Olympics offer the opportunity for athletes with intellectual disabilities to participate in a range of sports at regional, national and international level. A parallel Healthy Athletes programme was introduced to ensure safety at the games but also to collect data on the health needs of those with intellectual disabilities (ID). Method This study reports on the introduction of a hearing screen for the first time at national games in Great Britain. Given the availability of free local healthcare it was unclear whether the screen would simply duplicate services already accessed locally. Results Of the 996 athletes who went though the hearing screen 40% were identified with a previously unrecognised hearing loss, 52% required medical ear care and 43% required wax removal. Despite complex competing stimuli within the screening area only 15 of the subjects were unable to complete the full screen. Local clinical services are carried out in more controlled environments therefore it is reasonable to presume that it would be possible for them to provide assessment of ear care and ongoing audiological assessments where needed. It was found that carers and sports coaches were generally unaware of the hearing needs of the athletes, in spite of the fact that they worked so closely with them.Conclusions The importance of imparting information to carers and coaches, together with the need for access to regular ear care locally is underlined in this study.

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Hearing in Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities: The Need for Improved Ear Care

McCracken

Lumm

Laoide-Kemp

2010

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

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Deaf Children with Complex Needs: Parental Experience of Access to Cochlear Implants and Ongoing Support

McCracken

Turner

2012

Deafness & Education International

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Audiological Certainty in Deaf Children with Learning Disabilities: An Imperative for Inter-agency Working

Abstract: Meeting the audiological management needs of deaf children

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Hearing in Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities: The Need for Improved Ear Care

Hearing in Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities: The Need for Improved Ear Care

Deaf Children with Complex Needs: Parental Experience of Access to Cochlear Implants and Ongoing Support

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