Appendix. Search Strategies Search Strategy in Medline (Ovid) 1. exp *hearing loss/di, ep, px, su, th or *deafness/di, ep, px, su, th 2. *Cochlear Implantation/ 3. *Cochlear Implants/ or hearing aids/ 4. *Persons With Hearing Impairments/px, su 5. deaf-and-hard-of-hearing.tw,kf. 6. *manual communication/ or *sign language/ 7. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 8. (access* or "use" or usage or utili#ation* or utili#e*).tw,kf. 9. *Health Services Accessibility/ 10. *early intervention, educational/ or *early medical intervention/ 11. *general practitioners/ or *otolaryngologists/ or exp *pediatricians/ or *physicians, family/ 12.