Outcomes of early- and late-identified children at 3 years of age: findings from a prospective population-based study.
Teresa Y. C. Ching,Harvey Dillon,Vivienne Marnane,Sanna Hou,Julia Day,Mark Seeto,Kathryn Crowe,Laura Street,Jessica Thomson,Patricia Van Buynder,Vicky W. Zhang,Angela Wong,Lauren Burns,Christopher Flynn,Linda Cupples,Robert Cowan,Greg Leigh,Jessica Sjahalam-King,Angel Yeh +18 more
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Whereas the effect of age of hearing aid fitting on child outcomes was weak, a younger age at cochlear implant switch-on was significantly associated with better outcomes for children with cochLear implants at 3 years of age.Abstract:
Objective:To address the question of whether, on a population level, early detection and amplification improve outcomes of children with hearing impairment.Design:All families of children who were born between 2002 and 2007, and who presented for hearing services below 3 years of age at Australian Hread more
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Introduction to the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study: Background, design, sample characteristics
TL;DR: A unique environment in Australia where all children with varied access to universal newborn hearing screening received the same consistent hearing services from a national hearing service provider makes it possible to investigate the effects of access to early auditory intervention on children's outcomes at a population level.
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Psychosocial Development in 5-Year-Old Children With Hearing Loss Using Hearing Aids or Cochlear Implants.
Cara L. Wong,Cara L. Wong,Teresa Y. C. Ching,Teresa Y. C. Ching,Linda Cupples,Laura Button,Laura Button,Greg Leigh,Vivienne Marnane,Vivienne Marnane,Jessica Whitfield,Jessica Whitfield,Miriam Gunnourie,Miriam Gunnourie,Louise Martin,Louise Martin +15 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that even children who develop good language ability with the help of a HA or CI may have psychosocial problems if they exhibit difficulties with listening and communicating in everyday environments.
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"Part of our world": Influences on caregiver decisions about communication choices for children with hearing loss.
TL;DR: Four themes emerged from the qualitative analysis of caregiver responses about the most important influences on their decision-making about communication, including children's ability to access speech through audition, communication skills, additional disabilities, and children's own preferences about communication.
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Impact of the presence of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) on outcomes of children at three years of age.
Teresa Y. C. Ching,Julia Day,Harvey Dillon,Kirsty Gardner-Berry,Sanna Hou,Mark Seeto,Angela Wong,Vicky W. Zhang +7 more
TL;DR: There was no significant difference in performance levels or variability between children with and without ANSD, both for children who use hearing aids, andChildren who use cochlear implants.
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When expectation meets experience: parents' recollections of and experiences with a child diagnosed with hearing loss soon after birth.
TL;DR: The findings point to a need to support parents to form realistic expectations based on current knowledge, and for clinicians to provide improved management of children with hearing loss.
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