The ages of suspicion, diagnosis, amplification, and intervention in deaf children

Jafari, Zahra; Malayeri, Saeed; Ashayeri, Hassan

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.08.014

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“…Their findings showed that, the age of CI significantly decreased with increasing the educational level of the parents, and a statistically significant difference was observed between the family's economic status and the age of CI. Furthermore, Jafari et al found that household economic status had a significant effect on the mean age of diagnosis, prescription, adjustment of hearing aid and intervention 21 .…”

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Factors Affecting Age of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Intervention in Children Receiving Cochlear Implant

Saki¹,

Abshirini²,

Bayat³

et al. 2018

The International Tinnitus Journal

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Background and Objective: Age of cochlear implantation (CI) is an important factor for restoring normal auditory processing and different language skills so that early diagnosis of hearing loss significantly influences the rate of developmental skills in these children. The present study aimed to investigate different factors affecting the age of hearing loss diagnosis and CI in children with hearing loss. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional trial conducted on the children with hearing loss that underwent CI (n=252) in the Khuzestan Cochlear Implant center, Ahvaz, Iran during 2012 to 2015. The demographic data of children and parents, age of diagnosis, application of hearing aid, and rehabilitation therapy were collected through a questionnaire during the regular visits of the patients. The data were analyzed using statistical package SPSS (Windows, version 18).The normality of data and homogeneity of variances were evaluated through Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Leven tests, respectively. Then, T-test was used to evaluate the statistically significance of the difference and Pearson correlation coefficient to determine the relationship between the quantitative variables. Results: The mean age of diagnosis was 10.7 months (range 0.1 to 60 months). Of 252 patients, 131 (52%) were male and 121 (48%) were female (p=0.98) and 123 patients (50.2%) had a positive family history of hearing loss or deafness (p<0.0001). In addition, 17 patients (6.9%) had a favorable economic status, while 96 (38.9%) had a moderate and 134 (53.2%) a low economic status. Interestingly, 78.8% of the deaf children were from parents of consanguineous marriages, and 12.2% from non-consanguineous unions. Of the six studied variables, only family history and family relationship variables showed significant relationship with age of diagnosis of hearing loss. Conclusion: Providing comprehensive basic information and increased awareness may help all parents, even those with low socioeconomic status and educational level, to detect hearing loss in their newborns as early as possible. This approach could prevent the consequent adverse effects of hearing loss on psychological, social, and social dimensions as well as on educational achievement in childhood.

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Factors Affecting Age of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Intervention in Children Receiving Cochlear Implant

Saki¹,

Abshirini²,

Bayat³

et al. 2018

The International Tinnitus Journal

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“…Parent's low level of awareness regarding cochlear implantation, low educational level, and lack of financial resources were suggested among the possible reasons for delays in performing cochlear implantation [23,25] . In our study, while 40% of children were diagnosed before 6 months of age and 70% before 12 months of age, only 30% were using the hear- Min: minimum; max: maximum; SD: standard deviation; #: number ing device at 12 months of age and only 5% were using the cochlear implant at 24 months of age.…”

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Satisfaction with Life among Mothers of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidates: The Impact of Implant Operation and Sociodemographic Factors

Yiğit¹,

Edızer²,

Durna³

et al. 2018

Int Adv Otol

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OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the satisfaction with life among mothers of pediatric cochlear implant candidates regarding implant surgery and sociodemographic factors. MATERIALS and METHODS:Mothers of 160 pediatric patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss who underwent unilateral cochlear implant surgery were included. A questionnaire form with items on sociodemographic-familial characteristics and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was employed via face-to-face interview method before and 12 months after the implant surgery. RESULTS:The SWLS scores significantly improved after the implant surgery [from 19.1 (7.0) to 28.9 (4.0), p<0.000]. Being unemployed vs. employed [17.9 (6.9) vs. 24.0 (5.3), p=0.000], having another child with hearing disability [13.5 (5.7) vs. 19.7 (6.9), p=0.001], younger (12-24 months) vs. older (>24 months) age of the child at the time of implant surgery [7.1 (0.4) vs. 19.7 (6.6), p=0.001], absence vs. presence of regular follow-up visits [13.0 (0.0) vs. 19.4 (7.1), p=0.002], and presence vs. absence of change in social life after the diagnosis of disease [17.3 (6.5) vs. 20.9 (7.1), p=0.001] were associated with significantly lower SWLS scores among mothers. SWLS scores were positively correlated with patient's age at the time of implant surgery (r=0.206, p=0.009), whereas negatively correlated with the number of household members (r=−0.406, p=0.000) and number of children (r=−0.310, p=0.000). CONCLUSION:In conclusion, our findings revealed the association of cochlear implantation with a significant increase in mother's life satisfaction, despite the unemployment, presence of another child with hearing disability, and crowded household. Our findings emphasize on the consideration of family systems with special attention to mother's emotional experiences and occupational competence in the intervention programs.

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“…Before the implementation of UNHS, studies have documented lot of variability in the age of identification and intervention; however, AOI has plummeted substantially after the implementation of UNHS [6,7,8]. A number of studies have been undertaken in different countries to see if a particular pattern emerges in terms of ages of suspicion, identification and intervention [9,10,11]. These studies demonstrate the direction and speed of progress in terms of age of identification.…”

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Age of identification of hearing impairment in Mumbai—A trend analysis

Sirur¹,

Rangasayee

2011

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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The ages of suspicion, diagnosis, amplification, and intervention in deaf children

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Factors Affecting Age of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Intervention in Children Receiving Cochlear Implant

Factors Affecting Age of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Intervention in Children Receiving Cochlear Implant

Satisfaction with Life among Mothers of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidates: The Impact of Implant Operation and Sociodemographic Factors

Age of identification of hearing impairment in Mumbai—A trend analysis

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