Longitudinal Developmental Outcomes of Children With Prelingual Single-Sided Deafness With and Without a Cochlear Implant and Recommendations for Follow-Up.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Children with prelingual single-sided deafness (SSD) have difficulty understanding speech in noise and sound localization. They also have an increased risk of problems with their language and cognitive development. Moreover, untreated SSD can lead to cortical reorganization, that is, the aural preference syndrome. Providing these children with a cochlear implant (CI) at an early age may support improved outcomes across multiple domains. This longitudinal study aimed to identify those aspects of development that are especially at risk in children with SSD, and to determine whether early cochlear implantation affects the children's developmental outcomes.

Design

Over the past decade, 37 children with SSD completed regular auditory, language, cognitive, and balance a

SUBMITTER: Arras T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12700689 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature