Permanent Unilateral Hearing Loss (UHL) and Childhood Development

Lieu, Judith E. C.

doi:10.1007/s40136-018-0185-5

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“…A group of CMBHL was also found to lag behind CNH in auditory skills and language, but to a lesser extent than the group of CUHL. A recent review of studies examining the development of CUHL by Lieu (2018) documents the impact of unilateral hearing loss not only on language but also on cognition and quality of life from early childhood to adolescence. Clearly, a gap exists between the outcomes of CUHL and their peers with normal hearing.…”

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Performance of Children With Hearing Loss on an Audiovisual Version of a Nonword Repetition Task

Al-Salim

Moeller

McGregor

2020

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Purpose The aims of this study were to (a) determine if a high-quality adaptation of an audiovisual nonword repetition task can be completed by children with wide-ranging hearing abilities and to (b) examine whether performance on that task is sensitive to child demographics, hearing status, language, working memory, and executive function abilities. Method An audiovisual version of a nonword repetition task was adapted and administered to 100 school-aged children grouped by hearing status: 35 with normal hearing, 22 with mild bilateral hearing loss, 17 with unilateral hearing loss, and 26 cochlear implant users. Participants also completed measures of vocabulary, working memory, and executive function. A generalized linear mixed-effects model was used to analyze performance on the nonword repetition task. Results All children were able to complete the nonword repetition task. Children with unilateral hearing loss and children with cochlear implants repeated nonwords with less accuracy than normal-hearing peers. After adjusting for the influence of vocabulary and working memory, main effects were found for syllable length and hearing status, but no interaction effect was observed. Conclusions The audiovisual nonword repetition task captured individual differences in the performance of children with wide-ranging hearing abilities. The task could act as a useful tool to aid in identifying children with unilateral or mild bilateral hearing loss who have language impairments beyond those imposed by the hearing loss.

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Performance of Children With Hearing Loss on an Audiovisual Version of a Nonword Repetition Task

Al-Salim

Moeller

McGregor

2020

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“…The overall prevalence of unilateral hearing loss is around 14% for adolescents ages 6-19 years. 1 Though speech in quiet can be discerned well with a single functioning ear, binaural hearing provides access to cues which are important for more complex listening environments and to localize sound. Localization relies on the ability to detect differences in the level and timing of sounds arriving at the two ears.…”

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Cochlear Implantation in Children with Single‐Sided Deafness

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Objective To describe our experience with children undergoing unilateral cochlear implantation (CI) for treatment of single‐sided deafness (SSD). Study Design Retrospective case series. Methods A retrospective case review from a tertiary referral center involving 14 pediatric patients (<18 years) with SSD who underwent unilateral CI. Speech perception testing in quiet and noise in the CI‐only and bimodal conditions with at least 1 year of device use and device usage from data logs represent the main outcome measures. Results The mean age at CI was 5.0 years (median 4.4, range 1.0–11.8 years). The mean duration of deafness was 3.0 years (median 2.4, range 0.6–7.0 years). Mean follow‐up was 3.4 years. Speech perception testing with a minimum of 1 year post‐CI was available in eight patients. The mean word recognition scores (WRS) in the CI‐only condition was 56%; a significant improvement from baseline. Testing in background noise with spatially separated speech and noise revealed that patients scored as well or better with the CI‐on versus CI‐off in all conditions and in no cases was interference from the CI noted. Data logs were reviewed for device usage which revealed an average use of 6.5 hr/d. Conclusion Cochlear implantation is a viable treatment option for pediatric SSD in this self‐selected cohort. Open‐set speech and improvement in background noise can be achieved. Careful patient selection and thorough counseling on expectations is paramount to achieving successful outcomes. Level of Evidence IV Laryngoscope, 131:E271–E277, 2021

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“…Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) in children may impact aspects of speech and language development, social-emotional development, academic performance and quality of life (Lieu 2018;Purcell et al 2016;Roland et al 2016) although there is variation in the extent of impact on children (e.g. Fitzpatrick et al 2019).…”

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Exploring how parents of children with unilateral hearing loss make habilitation decisions: a qualitative study

Hussain

Pryce

Neary

et al. 2020

International Journal of Audiology

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Objective: This study sought to explore the decision making needs of parents managing the hearing and communication needs of children with unilateral hearing loss. Design: An inductive, qualitative method was used. The data were analysed using a constant comparative approach, consistent with Grounded Theory method. Study sample: Twenty one families participated in interviews yielding data on twenty two children. Each of these families had at least one child with unilateral hearing loss. The age range of the children varied from four months to sixteen years old. All parents were English speaking and received care from National Health Service Audiology departments across the United Kingdom. Results: Parents valued professionals' opinions, but information provision was inconsistent. As their children mature, parents increasingly valued their child's input. Parent-child discussions focussed on how different management strategies fit their child's preferences. Parents were proactive in obtaining professional advice, and integrating this with their own iterative assessment of their child's performance. Conclusions: Decision making is an iterative process. Parents make nuanced decisions which aim to preserve a sense of what is normal for them. Clinicians need to recognise the parental view, including where it may contrast with a medicalised or clinical view.

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Permanent Unilateral Hearing Loss (UHL) and Childhood Development

Cited by 72 publications

References 40 publications

Performance of Children With Hearing Loss on an Audiovisual Version of a Nonword Repetition Task

Performance of Children With Hearing Loss on an Audiovisual Version of a Nonword Repetition Task

Cochlear Implantation in Children with Single‐Sided Deafness

Exploring how parents of children with unilateral hearing loss make habilitation decisions: a qualitative study

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