Speech Recognition and Parent Ratings From Auditory Development Questionnaires in Children Who Are Hard of Hearing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Progress has been made in recent years in the provision of amplification and early intervention for children who are hard of hearing. However, children who use hearing aids (HAs) may have inconsistent access to their auditory environment due to limitations in speech audibility through their HAs or limited HA use. The effects of variability in children's auditory experience on parent-reported auditory skills questionnaires and on speech recognition in quiet and in noise were examined for a large group of children who were followed as part of the Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss study.

Design

Parent ratings on auditory development questionnaires and children's speech recognition were assessed for 306 children who are hard of hearing. Children ranged in age fro

SUBMITTER: McCreery RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4703361 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature