Hearing Aid Use for Children With Hearing Loss: A Literature Review

Muñoz, Karen F.; Hill, Melanie S.

doi:10.1044/hhdc25.1.4

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“…This study adds to the growing body of knowledge (Martin et al, 2005;Moeller et al, 2009;Walker et al, 2013;Muñ oz and Hill, 2015; that has brought greater awareness to the challenges for families in establishing early amplification use. Of particular importance, this study adds information specific to an early-identified cohort of children with minimal hearing loss.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Recent research investigating hearing aid use either through data logging in digital hearing aids or using parent report has drawn attention to the challenges in achieving consistent amplification use in young children across the full spectrum of severity of hearing loss (Jones and Launer, 2011;Walker et al, 2013;Muñ oz and Hill, 2015;. Jones and Launer (2011) reported an average of 5.5 hr per day of hearing aid use based on objective data logging records for approximately 5,000 children from birth to 19 yr of age in the United States with 40% of children in the 0-4 yr age range achieving ,4 hr daily hearing aid use.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Parent Report of Amplification Use in Children with Mild Bilateral or Unilateral Hearing Loss

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Amplification is considered to be one of the most important interventions for children with hearing loss. However, achieving consistent use of hearing technology in young children is an important problem, particularly when hearing loss is of mild degree. Little information is available about amplification use specifically for children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss when such losses are targeted and identified early because of the availability of newborn hearing screening.We examined amplification use in a contemporary cohort of early-identified children with mild bilateral and unilateral hearing loss.As part of the Mild and Unilateral Hearing Loss in Children Study, we collected parent reports on their child’s use of amplification during the preschool years.A total of 69 children (38 unilateral and 31 bilateral mild) enrolled in the study from 2010 to 2015. Children entered the study at various ages between 12 and 36 mo of age and were followed up to age 48 mo. The median age of the children at enrollment was 16.5 mo (interquartile range [IQR] = 9.5, 26.8). Hearing loss was confirmed in these children at a median age of 3.6 mo (IQR = 2.4, 5.7).Baseline characteristics related to the child and family were collected through an intake form at study enrollment. Data on amplification fitting and use were collected via parent questionnaires at each assessment interval. Information from parent questionnaires was summarized descriptively and amplification use was grouped into categories. Through logistic regression, we examined the relationship between amplification use and laterality of hearing loss, sex, and maternal education.Amplification was recommended for 59 (85.5%) children at a median age of 6.5 mo (IQR = 3.6, 21.2) and children were fitted at a median age of 10.9 mo (IQR = 6.0, 22.1). Based on parent report, hearing aid use was consistent for 39 (66.1%) of 59 children who had amplification recommended. Parent questionnaires showed very little change in use for most of the children over the study period. More children with bilateral hearing loss used their amplification consistently than those with unilateral hearing loss. After adjusting for maternal education and sex of the child, the odds for consistent use in children with mild bilateral loss was almost seven times higher (odds ratio = 6.75; 95% confidence interval = 1.84, 24.8) than for those with unilateral loss.Although 85.5% of children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss received amplification recommendations, only two-thirds achieved consistent use by age 3–4 yr based on parent report. Children with mild bilateral loss were more likely to use amplification during the preschool years than those with unilateral loss.

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Parent Report of Amplification Use in Children with Mild Bilateral or Unilateral Hearing Loss

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“…One finding of interest related to support for amplification use in the early stages of care was that parents preferred regular audiology visits combined with regular check-ins by their audiologist (defined as 1-to 2-month intervals) outside the onsite clinical visits. The challenges of consistent hearing aid use for young children have been well highlighted in the literature (Walker et al 2013;Muñoz & Hill 2015), and milder degree of hearing loss is one of the factors affecting amount of use.…”

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Service Preferences of Parents of Children With Mild Bilateral or Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Conjoint Analysis Study

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Conjoint analysis was used to quantify parents' preferences for service attributes. Parents' values provide insights into the aspects of a service model that should receive consideration in the development of intervention programs for young children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss and their families. Although parents of young children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss valued several components of care, they indicated a clear preference for speech-language support compared with support for amplification use.

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“…Second, only four publications addressed factors influencing hearing aid use. Munoz and Hill (2015) concluded that further research was needed to address factors that influence hearing aid use such as parent challenges with the daily management of hearing aids and parent's perceptions, concerns, and beliefs about their children's hearing needs.…”

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“…In addition to the uncertainty around what defines consistent hearing aid use, little is known regarding what factors affect consistent hearing aid use in young CWHL. One narrative literature review published by Munoz and Hill (2015) investigated hearing aid use in CWHL. From their thematic analysis, three themes emerged, namely, hours of hearing aid use, factors influencing hearing aid use, and suggestions for improving hearing aid use.…”

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Identifying the Factors that Affect Consistent Hearing Aid Use in Young Children With Early Identified Hearing Loss: A Scoping Review

2021

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Objectives: This study is a scoping review examining factors that affect consistent hearing aid use in young children with early identified hearing loss (HL).Design: Online databases were used to identify journal articles published between 2009 and 2019, yielding over 1800 citations. The citations were uploaded into an online software product called Covidence that enables scoping/systematic review management. After duplicates were removed, 857 articles were screened by abstract and title name, 93 of which were put through for full-text screening. Twenty-five articles met predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Appraisal tools were utilized to establish the quality of the studies included. Numerical summaries were used to synthesize and describe the data set. Thematic analysis was utilized to identify global and subthemes within the data set.Results: Numerical summaries revealed that over half of the studies in the data set used a quantitative design. Thematic analysis of the data identified four global themes namely, "each child is an individual," "parents are key," "parents require support," and "professionals make a difference." Each global theme was further divided into subthemes, most of which centered around the parents of children with HL. Each subtheme was categorized as a malleable or a fixed factor that impacts on hearing aid use in young children with HL. Conclusions:This scoping review identified malleable and fixed factors that impact on hearing aid use in young children with HL. These factors centered around the individual characteristics of children with HL, the key responsibility their parents have, and the important contribution that professionals can make. Irrespective of whether factors are malleable or fixed, parents and professionals working with children with HL can have a positive impact on hearing aid use. This is likely to have a flow on, positive impact on their overall communication and learning outcomes.

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Hearing Aid Use for Children With Hearing Loss: A Literature Review

Cited by 13 publications

References 16 publications

Parent Report of Amplification Use in Children with Mild Bilateral or Unilateral Hearing Loss

Parent Report of Amplification Use in Children with Mild Bilateral or Unilateral Hearing Loss

Service Preferences of Parents of Children With Mild Bilateral or Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Conjoint Analysis Study

Identifying the Factors that Affect Consistent Hearing Aid Use in Young Children With Early Identified Hearing Loss: A Scoping Review

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