Exposure to Spoken Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Children With Cochlear Implants.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

School closures and other COVID-19-related restrictions could decrease children's exposure to speech during important stages of development.

Objective

To assess whether significant decreases in exposure to spoken communication found during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic among children using cochlear implants are confirmed for a larger cohort of children and were sustained over the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used datalogs collected from children with cochlear implants during clinical visits to a tertiary pediatric hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from January 1, 2018, to November 11, 2021. Children with severe to profound hearing loss using cochlear implants were studied because

SUBMITTER: Wener E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10611997 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature