Auditory Intervention in Late-Identified Children With Hearing Loss

This study examined the effects of a 9-week auditory intervention on the auditory skills of five children with hearing loss who experienced prolonged auditory deprivation before receiving hearing aids. A single-case multiple baseline design across participants was used to examine the effect of the i...

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Published inCommunication disorders quarterly Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 219 - 229
Main Authors de Diego-Lázaro, Beatriz, Restrepo, María Adelaida
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2021
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Age Differences
Assistive Technology
Auditory Discrimination
Auditory Perception
Children
Comprehension
Foreign Countries
Group Homes
Hearing aids
Hearing disorders
Hearing Impairments
Hearing loss
Hearing Therapy
Intervention
Language Skills
Preadolescents
Program Effectiveness
Sentences
Spanish
Speech Skills
Syllables
Vowels
Word Recognition
Nicaragua
assessment
hearing
diversity
deaf/hard of hearing
exceptionalities
cultural/linguistic
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Summary:This study examined the effects of a 9-week auditory intervention on the auditory skills of five children with hearing loss who experienced prolonged auditory deprivation before receiving hearing aids. A single-case multiple baseline design across participants was used to examine the effect of the intervention on the children’s auditory skills using a weekly probe. The analyses showed a moderate to high intervention effect for three out of five participants. Children demonstrated gains in detection, discrimination, and identification, and Participant 5 also showed gains in sentence comprehension. Findings provide preliminary support for offering auditory intervention to children with hearing loss who are late identified and aided in the presence of residual hearing.
ISSN:1525-7401
1538-4837
DOI:10.1177/1525740120915427