Language of Early- and Later-identified Children With Hearing Loss

Abstract

Significantly better language development was associated with early identification of hearing loss and early intervention. There was no significant difference between the earlier- and later-identified groups on several variables frequently associated with language ability in deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Thus, the variable on which the two groups differed (age of identification and intervention) must be considered a potential explanation for the language advantage documented in the earlier-identified group.

Correlação entre dados audiométricos e mutação 35delG em dez pacientes

“…According to the literature, molecular tests associated to audiometric data can predict that a significant number of patients with the 35delG mutation will present a moderate-severe hearing loss and others are expected to present profound hearing loss 29,44,46 , as found in this study. Thus, in spite of the small casuistic, the audiometric pattern was concordant with the literature, enabling us to establish a genotype-phenotype correlation in the ten patients of the sample (9 index cases and 1 affected relative), i.e., the patients with the 35delG mutation presented a moderate-severe to profound, non-progressive hearing loss.…”

Telehealth in audiology: The need and potential to reach underserved communities

“…It is therefore not surprising that the effect of hearing loss is pervasive and far-reaching. In newborns and young infants hearing loss severely restricts or prevents the development of spoken language with concomitant effects on reading comprehension, cognitive development, socio-emotional functioning and ultimately academic achievement (Yoshinaga-Itano et al, 1998;Yoshinaga-Itano, 2004;Moeller et al, 2007).…”

“…Children with hearing loss who are enrolled in early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs benefit from significantly altered developmental tracks, approximating those of normal hearing peers, as opposed to the persistent speech/language delays of their peers identified at a later age (Yoshinaga-Itano et al, 1998;Yoshinaga-Itano, 2004;Moeller et al, 2007). Aural rehabilitation, including amplification and subsequent counseling and intervention services for older children and adults are also characterized by marked improvements in outcomes, whether in developed or developing 3 world contexts (Olusanya, 2004).…”

Population Outcomes of Three Approaches to Detection of Congenital Hearing Loss

“…Hearing loss can have devastating effects on children's lives 1 and incur large societal costs. 2 Therefore, despite methodologic flaws, 1 studies in the 1990s linking earlier diagnosis and management to better preschool language 3,4 drove large-scale implementation of new screening strategies (universal risk factor identification and universal newborn hearing screening [UNHS]) aiming to achieve much earlier detection and intervention than the existing opportunistic strategies, such as referral when a parent voiced concern about the child's hearing or language.…”