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Harris AB, Seeliger E, Hess C, Sedey AL, Kristensen K, Lee Y, Chung W. Early Identification of Hearing Loss and Language Development at 32 Months of Age. JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEARING AND BALANCE MEDICINE 2022; 3:10.3390/ohbm3040008. [PMID: 37193373 PMCID: PMC10174220 DOI: 10.3390/ohbm3040008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between the early identification of hearing loss and language outcomes for deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) children, with bilateral or unilateral hearing loss and with or without additional disabilities. It was hypothesized that hearing loss identified by 3 months of age would be associated with better language outcomes. Using a prospective, longitudinal design, 86 families completed developmental instruments at two time points: at an average age of 14.8 months and an average age of 32.1 months. Multiple regression examined how hearing loss identified by 3 months of age contributed to later language outcomes while controlling for developmental level at the first time point. Hearing loss identified by 3 months of age was positively associated with better language outcomes for D/HH children at 32 months of age; however, D/HH children still exhibited language delays, compared to normative scores for same-aged hearing peers for reported measures. Language outcomes of children with unilateral hearing loss were not better than those of children with mild-to-moderate bilateral hearing loss. Children with additional disabilities and more severe bilateral hearing loss had lower language scores than those without.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anne B. Harris
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
| | - Allison L. Sedey
- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
- Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
| | - Kayla Kristensen
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Edgewood College, Madison, WI 53711, USA
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- Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozark, Fort Smith, AR 72917, USA
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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