Hearing Impairments

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Data and Statistics About Hearing Loss in Children. (2020, June 08). Retrieved September 19, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/data.html

Schmucker, C., Kapp, P., Motschall, E., Loehler, J., & Meerpohl, J. J. (2019). Prevalence of hearing loss and use of hearing aids among children and adolescents in Germany: a systematic review. BMC public health, 19(1), 1277. https://doi-org.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/10.1186/s12889-019-7602-7 

 

Background:

  • IDEA definition: “[…] an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s education performance” (IDEA, 2004).

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  •  There is high comorbidity of hearing impairments with other disabilities

Characteristics:

  • Communication
    • Developmental delay in producing speech sounds due to limited auditory input from a young age
    • Less complex vocabulary compared to peers who are typically developing
  • Literacy
    • Difficulty with reading comprehension
    • Developmental delay with complex written language, especially syntax.

Interventions:

  • Communication
    • Cochlear Implants
      • Surgically implanted to bypass the damaged part of the auditory system and allows sound to communicate directly with the brain
      • Almost 80% of people who are congenitally deaf use cochlear implants

  • Literacy
    • Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD)
      • A strategy implemented to specifically target writing deficits that teaches drafting, creating, and editing samples of writing and incorporates motivation into the learning process.

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