Longitudinal Predictors of Aided Speech Audibility in Infants and Children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Amplification is a core component of early intervention for children who are hard of hearing, but hearing aids (HAs) have unique effects that may be independent from other components of the early intervention process, such as caregiver training or speech and language intervention. The specific effects of amplification are rarely described in studies of developmental outcomes. The primary purpose of this article is to quantify aided speech audibility during the early childhood years and examine the factors that influence audibility with amplification for children in the Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss study.

Design

Participants were 288 children with permanent hearing loss who were followed as part of the Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss study. All of

SUBMITTER: McCreery RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4704126 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature