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Peer reviewedVernon, McCay; Hicks, Doin – American Annals of the Deaf, 1980
The article reviews the literature on the relationship of certain viral diseases to hearing loss with emphasis on its implications for professionals who work with hearing impaired children and adults. The data describe both the serious pathology recently discovered to be present in some rubella deafened youth and the potential dangers of several…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Etiology, Hearing Impairments, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedJohnson, Donald D.; Whitehead, Robert L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1989
Two groups of deaf college students, including 104 deaf from congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) and 138 deaf from other reasons, received complete audiometric assessments and ophthalmological examinations. Degree of hearing loss did not differ between groups. However, 7 visual problems were found to be more prevalent with the CRS population.…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Deafness, Epidemiology
Peer reviewedSchildroth, Arthur; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
The 1984-85 Venezuelan Survey of Deaf Children collected information on 804 deaf students between ages 3 and 14. Among findings were that 29% of the cases were caused by maternal rubella, that 36% had additional handicaps, and that meningitis was the most frequently reported after-birth cause of hearing losses. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Congenital Impairments, Deafness, Early Childhood Education
