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'We Manage, but Yeah, It's Challenging': A Mixed-Methods Study of Enablers and Barriers to Hearing Assessments for Parents of Children in Metropolitan and Regional Australia
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Jenna Zussino; Barbra Zupan; Robyn Preston – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Early identification and intervention for hearing loss is important for supporting language development. Despite this, parents are required to overcome barriers to access hearing assessments for their children. Aims: To identify the enablers and barriers to accessing hearing assessments for Australian children identified by their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Auditory Evaluation, Language Acquisition
Educators as Referrers for Central Auditory Processing Assessments: Who Else Refers and Why?
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Heine, Chyrisse; Slone, Michelle; Wilson, Wayne J. – SAGE Open, 2016
This study aimed to investigate the referrers (including educators) and reasons children were referred to an audiology clinic for central auditory processing (CAP) evaluation, to identify a referral pathway for listening problems and professional development needs. A case file audit was used to examine the intake questionnaire completed by 150…
Descriptors: Referral, Auditory Evaluation, Children, School Personnel
Evaluation of Hearing in Children with Autism by Using TEOAE and ABR
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Tas, Abdullah; Yagiz, Recep; Tas, Memduha; Esme, Meral; Uzun, Cem; Karasalihoglu, Ahmet Rifat – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2007
Assessment of auditory abilities is important in the diagnosis and treatment of children with autism. The aim was to evaluate hearing objectively by using transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR). Tests were performed on 30 children with autism and 15 typically developing children, following otomicroscopy…
Descriptors: Hearing (Physiology), Medical Services, Autism, Children
Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Children: Experiences and Considerations
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Bohnert, Andrea; Spitzlei, Vera; Lippert, Karl L.; Keilmann, Annerose – Volta Review, 2006
Between 2000 and 2006, the University Clinic for Ear Nose and Throat and Communication Disorders in Mainz, Germany, performed 41 bilateral cochlear implantations in children. This article addresses some of the factors to be considered in a decision to bilaterally implant a child, including the age of the child at the first implant, the length of…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Children, Age, Time
The Evaluation of Auditory Learning in Japan.
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Suto, Masahiko – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses the techniques used in Japan to assess and monitor the acquisition of auditory skills by hearing-impaired children. Suggests that digits, syllables, and word lists are more suited to adults. Proposes the use of words, sounds, and music familiar to children in combination with instruments based on observation of daily activities in either…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests, Children
Use of the Aided Articulation Index (AAI) in the Evaluation of Hearing-Aid Fitting for Hearing-Impaired Children.
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Nakagawa, Tatsuo – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Examined the effectiveness of the Aided Articulation Index (AAI) in the evaluation of the fitting of hearing aids, using a sample of hearing-impaired children in a kindergarten and primary school for the deaf in Japan. Found that AAI decreased with hearing threshold level and an AAI of 0.3 is necessary for children to function effectively with…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests