Deafness in children

Early detection of deafness is important for rehabilitation and diagnosis. In spite of prompt treatment the effects of deafness on language and learning can be devastating. The scope of hearing aids is advancing all the time, but the severely deaf child will never be able to obtain anything but rudi...

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Published inBritish journal of hospital medicine Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 205
Main Author Snashall, S E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1985
Subjects
Audiometry - methods
Behavior
Child, Preschool
Counseling
Deafness - diagnosis
Deafness - rehabilitation
Diagnosis, Differential
Hearing Aids
Hearing Loss, Conductive - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Conductive - rehabilitation
Hearing Tests - methods
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Language Development
Learning
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Summary:Early detection of deafness is important for rehabilitation and diagnosis. In spite of prompt treatment the effects of deafness on language and learning can be devastating. The scope of hearing aids is advancing all the time, but the severely deaf child will never be able to obtain anything but rudimentary auditory input. As deaf children and their parents become more aware of the risks of genetic deafness, an aetiology should be established wherever possible.
ISSN:0007-1064