Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss After Newborn Hearing Screening in Taiwan.
Am J Audiol
; 31(3): 646-655, 2022 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-35728040
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We explored the intervention characteristics and language outcomes of children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) in Taiwan after the implementation of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) to highlight changes in attitudes and actions toward hearing-related treatments.METHOD:
Data of 132 children with UHL in birth cohorts from 2012 to 2019 were included. This retrospective study examined differences in age at identification, hearing aid (HA) fitting, and seeking supportive services. Commonly requested attributes of services, reasons for HA rejection, and children's language performance were investigated.RESULTS:
The age at identification decreased from 50.3 months in 2012 to 2.6 months in 2019. Similar trends of declining age were obtained for the age at HA fitting and age at first service contact. In addition, 40% of the parents did not seek support until the child became older (M = 30.5 months) and showed more noticeable behaviors related to hearing loss, and only 64% of the children were consistent HA users. Children with UHL enrolled in the intervention programs approximated the average language performance of the assessment norm; however, they showed depressed language levels when compared to the norm group at the 75th percentile.CONCLUSIONS:
UNHS had a positive impact on early identification and intervention in children with UHL. Compared to parents of children with all types of hearing loss, parents of children with UHL seemed to be more uncertain about aural habilitation at the early stage.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surdez
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Perda Auditiva Unilateral
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Auxiliares de Audição
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Audiol
Assunto da revista:
AUDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan