Generally, the performance of a hearing-impaired child with his or her hearing aids is the major criterion in selection programmes for cochlear implantation. Thereto, it has to be considered whether the hearing-aid fitting is optimal. For this purpose, methods which prescribe hearing-aid gain are valuable, especially in young preverbal children. Three of these methods were evaluated by comparin...

background and aim: academic achievement, especially in hard-of-hearing students, is hinged on their writing skills, and writing skill deficiency can adversely affect their cross-disciplinary skills. the purpose of this study was to explore and delineate the writing skill curriculum for hearing-impaired students in primary school system of iran and to develop an exploratory model. methods: in t...

abstract objective: insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are common among the women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos). familial aggregation of pcos has implications on the role of heredity in this disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate insulin resistance among the fathers, mothers, and siblings of the women with pcos referring to the clinics affiliated to shiraz university of m...

background and aim : for various reasons hearing-impaired people have stress and fear of being in social situations. cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) is known as one of the most valid therapies of social phobia. the aim of this research was to show the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy on the level of social anxiety in hearing-impaired adults. methods : the study population consisted o...

introduction: human hands are efficient tools to do fine works, game, and routine activities, which are of greater consideration in students with special needs, including hearing-impaired students. materials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed by cross-sectional method on 32 hearing-impaired students with age average of 8.43 years old in hamedan in the academic years 20...

introduction: hearing loss is one of the most disabling impairments. using a hearing aid as an attempt to improve the hearing problem can positively affect the quality of life for these people. this research was aimed to assess satisfaction of hearing impaired patients with their hearing aids regarding the employed technology and style.   materials and methods: this descriptive-analytic cross-s...

Considering that cortical plasticity is maximal in the child, why are the majority of technological devices available for visually impaired users meant for adults and not for children? Moreover, despite high technological advancements in recent years, why is there still no full user acceptance of existing sensory substitution devices? The goal of this review is to create a link between neurosci...

The computerized education system which is introduced in this paper is called AURIS. “AURIS”, is developed to improve verbal communication skills of hearing impaired children. AURIS, which is the software combining both visual and audio technology; has been designed as an elementary supplement to strengthen the learning system and in a way that would support the education of hearing impaired ch...

prolonged excessive intake of fluoride during child's growth and development stages has been associated with mental and physical problems. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of excessive fluoride intake on the intelligence quotient (iq) of children living in five rural areas in makoo/iran.in this cross-sectional study, 293 children aged 6-11 years were selected from five villag...

Socioeconomic status (SES) and other social determinants of health are “identified as top priorities for action” in research [Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC), 2011, p. 42]. Consequently, SES is increasingly popular in some psychological and neuroscience research in order to expand upon understanding of its relationship to child development. In sum, this research demonstrate...