Communication Development in Early-Identified Children With Mild Bilateral and Unilateral Hearing Loss
American Journal of Audiology
|December 10, 2015
Abstract
Purpose:
This clinical focus article provides preliminary findings from a multicenter longitudinal study investigating auditory and communication development in children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss of any degree.
Method:
A total of 100 children (55 with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss and 45 with normal hearing) underwent 1 or more assessments from a battery of auditory and language measures.
Results:
Children up to age 4 years demonstrated auditory and language skills similar to those of children with normal hearing.
Conclusions:
Factors that affect outcomes in communication development will be explored as additional data are collected in this ongoing study.
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