Understanding Hearing and Hearing Loss in Children With Down Syndrome

Nightengale, Emily; Wolter-Warmerdam, Kristy; Daniels, Dee; Hickey, Francis

doi:10.1044/2017_aja-17-0010

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“…Raut et al [24] in their study showed the incidence of hearing loss in first year of life which was 34.1%. Nightingale E et al [25] in their study found that permanent hearing loss was found in 24.9% of cases. Most common cardiovascular abnormality in our study was VSD (7.9%) and endocardial cushion defect (7.9%) followed by ASD (4%).…”

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Clinical Profile of Down Syndrome in Children Less Than 14 Years in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Das¹,

Murmu²,

Sahoo³

2018

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BACKGROUND Down syndrome is the most common and most easily recognised condition causing intellectual disability. Down syndrome occurs in 1 in 700 to 1 in 1000 live births. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and clinical profile of Down syndrome in children below 14 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Children below 14 years who presented with symptoms of Down syndrome from 1 st December 2015 to 30 th November 2017 were included in this hospital-based case series study. RESULTS The hospital-based incidence was found to be 0.1%. The mean age of presentation was found to be 28.6 months. The ratio of male: female was 1.57. The mean maternal age at delivery was found to be 27.6 years. About 9.5% of Down syndromes were diagnosed antenatally. The first order children were more common (42.9%) followed by second order (32.5%). Diagnosis by using Hall's criteria was done in 94.4% cases. On karyotyping 94.4% had non-disjunction and 4.6% patient had translocation. CONCLUSION The chromosomal non-disjunction was the most common type of chromosomal abnormality in Down syndrome. Down syndrome is associated with significant systemic abnormalities and is not infrequent among mothers younger than 25 years of age. Early diagnosis and proper screening should be undertaken among these patients.

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Clinical Profile of Down Syndrome in Children Less Than 14 Years in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Das¹,

Murmu²,

Sahoo³

2018

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“…Considerable risk of communication and language disorder has been observed in previous research with this group of children [10,11]. Variables that may be associated with language disorder in this group of children include varying extents of hearing loss, including repeated "otitis media with effusion" [12][13][14]; oral and palate conditions [15,16], including differences in the craniofacial structures and shape of the palate and hypotonic oral musculature [17]; and reduced cognitive functioning [18], including impaired auditory short-term memory [19,20]. The language profiles of children with Down syndrome commonly show a relative gap in expressive versus receptive language skills, favouring the receptive domain (c.f.…”

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The Association between Difficulties with Speech Fluency and Language Skills in a National Age Cohort of Children with Down Syndrome

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The present study (a) addressed difficulties in speech fluency in children with Down syndrome and typically developing children at a similar non-verbal level and (b) examined the association between difficulties with speech fluency and language skills in children with Down syndrome. Data from a cross-sectional parent survey that included questions about children’s difficulties with speech fluency, as well as clinical tests from a national age cohort of 43 six-year-olds with Down syndrome and 57 young typically developing children, were collected. Fisher’s exact test, Student’s t-test, linear regression, and density ellipse scatter plots were used for analysis. There was a significantly higher occurrence of parent-reported difficulties with speech fluency in the children with Down syndrome. Higher language scores were significantly associated with a lower degree of difficulties; this association was strongest for vocabulary and phonological skills. Although difficulties with speech fluency were not reported for all children with Down syndrome, a substantially higher occurrence of such difficulties was reported compared to that for typically developing children. The significant association between difficulties with speech fluency and the level of language functioning suggests that speech fluency and language skills should be taken into consideration when planning treatment for children with Down syndrome.

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“…The bioecological model is able to encompass the impact of culture on the nature of sibling interactions and potential changes over time. In addition, other frameworks, such as the Resource Dilution model with its focus on the number of siblings in the family (Downey, 2001) and changing impact of this family characteristic (Zajonc, 2001), and the role of indirect influences are able to be encompassed (Nightengale, Yoon, Wolter-Warmerdam, Daniels, & Hickey, 2017), and to having comorbid autism spectrum disorder (see, Reilly, 2009 for a review). These individual characteristics are likely to have some impact upon the influence of siblings on certain outcomes but may occur in a very small number of study participants.…”

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Siblings’ Influence on the Development of Individuals with Down Syndrome

Cuskelly

2020

The Oxford Handbook of Down Syndrome and Development

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This chapter discusses the influences that siblings may have on developmental outcomes of children with Down syndrome including those related to cognition, language, self-regulation, social-emotional functioning, and identity formation. As there is very little research available that addresses sibling influences on individuals with Down syndrome, the literature related to sibling influence within sibships comprising typically developing children has been used to provide a starting point to the discussion. The influential roles of siblings may include teacher; model and social referent; friend and foe; contrast; and advocate, protector, and caregiver. The quality of the sibling relationship may also influence developmental outcomes. The few investigations that have been conducted suggest that siblings make an important contribution to developmental outcomes for individuals with Down syndrome. In conclusion, directions for future research are discussed.

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Understanding Hearing and Hearing Loss in Children With Down Syndrome

Cited by 57 publications

References 27 publications

Clinical Profile of Down Syndrome in Children Less Than 14 Years in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Clinical Profile of Down Syndrome in Children Less Than 14 Years in a Tertiary Care Hospital

The Association between Difficulties with Speech Fluency and Language Skills in a National Age Cohort of Children with Down Syndrome

Siblings’ Influence on the Development of Individuals with Down Syndrome

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