Early Vocal Development in Tactually Aided Children With Severe-Profound Hearing Loss

Steffens, Michele L.; Eilers, Rebecca E.; Fishman, Linda E.; Oller, D. Kimbrough; Urbano, Richard C.

doi:10.1044/jshr.3703.700

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“…The vocalization patterns and sound discrimination abilities of our two cases also indicated the presence of hearing. Canonical babbling does not occur before 12 months in children with hearing loss (Kent et al, 1987), and does not proceed in a linear fashion (Steffens et al, 1994). In the case of complete deafness, however, it has been reported that canonical babbling may only develop following the fitting of vibrotactile aids (Lynch et al, 1989).…”

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Useful residual hearing despite radiological findings suggestive of anacusis

1999

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A severe malformation of the inner ear, often referred to as severe labyrinthine dysplasia or common cavity deformity, consists of an absent or dilated cochlear basal coil, wide communication with the vestibule and a tapered internal acoustic meatus and can be associated with absent hearing. We discuss two children with severe labyringthine dysplasia as shown by computed tomography (CT) scans and, in the first case, an absent VIIIth nerve bilaterally shown by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In 1995, both cases were precluded from cochlear implantation, on the basis of the absent VIIIth nerve (first case) and increased risk of CSF leak during operation (second case). However, audiometric results and vocalization patterns of both children suggested the presence of some residual hearing function, while recently reported specific surgical techniques have been found to be safe and effective in the cochlear implantation of the common cavity deformity. The management of such cases should be decided on the grounds of a full audiological assessment in conjunction with the radiological features, in the light of current surgical trends shown to be safe and effective.

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Useful residual hearing despite radiological findings suggestive of anacusis

1999

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“…ITH sometimes show a sudden onset of CB with stable production thereafter, but many infants show a fairly gradual onset with inconsistent CB during a period lasting at least a month ( Lewedag, 1995 ;Oller, 2000 ). On the other hand, the production of CB by IHL has been reported to be unstable for a considerable time after the onset of CB, as long as 5 to 6 months after the onset ( Steffens, Eilers, Fishman, Oller, & Urbano, 1994 ;Oller & Eilers, 1988). The overall number of canonical syllables produced by IHL has also been reported as less than that produced by ITH, at comparable ages ( Stoel-Gammon, 1988 ;Steffens et al, 1994 ;von Hapsburg & Davis, 2006 ).…”

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Prelinguistic Vocal Development in Infants with Typical Hearing and Infants with Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss

Iyer

Oller²

2008

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90We are very excited about the future of The Volta Review , to build on its greatness and continue its revered position as a first-rate publication. Just as the African proverb proclaims, "it takes a village to raise a child," it takes the AG Bell membership to keep The Volta Review at the forefront of research and scholarship related to children who are deaf and hard of hearing. This work involves the parent members, the professional members, and the members who are deaf and hard of hearing. Katie and I welcome your comments, your suggestions, your ideas, and most importantly any manuscripts that you feel address the concerns of the membership. With your help, The Volta Review will grow and prosper as it undergoes transition and transformation in maintaining its premier role in the field of research related to deafness. Sincerely,The difficulties for students with hearing loss in gaining proficient literacy skills are well documented. However, studies describing the nature and variability of emergent literacy skills for students with hearing loss or the rate at which progress occurs at young ages are limited. We assessed emergent literacy skills and outcomes at the beginning and end of a school year for 44 young children (mean age = 5.2 years) who are deaf and hard of hearing and who had some speech perception skills. These children generally showed gains similar to their peers with typical hearing in knowledge of letter names and common written words, but lagged in phonological awareness skills. Correlational analyses suggest that these skills were systematically related to the children's literacy development, similar to what has been found in children with typical hearing. The results show that children participating in this study progressed on some phonological awareness skills (alliteration, blending, and elision) but not on others (rhyming, syllable segmentation). This article discusses the relevance of the findings for an emergent literacy curriculum .

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“…A great deal of research has focused on the role of audition as it relates to the development of speech (Oller, Eilers, Bull, & Carney, 1985;Yoshinaga-Itano, Stredler-Brown, & Jancosek, 1992;Steffens, Eilers, Fishman, Oller, & Urbano, 1994;Yoshinaga-Itano, 1998a, 1998bOller & Eilers, 1988;Stoel-Gammon & Otomo, 1986;Ertmer et al, 2002;Tye-Murray & Kirk, 1993;Kirk, Sehgal, & Miyamoto, 1997;Tobey, Geers, & Brunner, 1994). Children receive greater access to language due to discoveries concerning early diagnosis, treatment and advances in hearing aid fitting techniques (Yoshinaga-Itano, 1998a).…”

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Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Children: Experiences and Considerations

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Lippert³

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Early Vocal Development in Tactually Aided Children With Severe-Profound Hearing Loss

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Useful residual hearing despite radiological findings suggestive of anacusis

Useful residual hearing despite radiological findings suggestive of anacusis

Prelinguistic Vocal Development in Infants with Typical Hearing and Infants with Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss

Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Children: Experiences and Considerations

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