The birth or presence of a child with hearing defect provides unique and different challenges for family. However, in this situation all family members are hurt and their functions are impaired, but the mother, due to the traditional role of caregiver for these children to have more responsibility, more psychosocial problems may be encountered. The assumption is that the problems associated wit...

Topicality: Despite the fact that during cochlear implantation can have negative impact on peripheral part of vestibular analyzer, in most clinics perform CI, there is no routine examination function pre- and postoperative periods. Aim: to study condition analyzer children with sensorineural deafness before after through analysis quantitative characteristics rotational test. Material methods: T...

In the course of a survey of over a thousand children weighing 4 lb. (1,800 g.) or less at birth, there was an opportunity to investigate the occurrence of deafness in these children. This survey was made with the Society of Medical Officers of Health and was undertaken primarily to study the aetiology of cerebral palsy (McDonald, 1963). Deafness sufficient to require special schooling is very ...

introduction: a deaf child creates a feeling of stigma in many hearing parents. stigma in mothers can have a negative impact on a child’s treatment and rehabilitation process. therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the extent of stigma in mothers with deaf children.  materials and methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 among 90 mothers with deaf children...

In the course of a survey of over a thousand children weighing 4 lb. (1,800 g.) or less at birth, there was an opportunity to investigate the occurrence of deafness in these children. This survey was made with the Society of Medical Officers of Health and was undertaken primarily to study the aetiology of cerebral palsy (McDonald, 1963). Deafness sufficient to require special schooling is very ...

OBJECTIVES Although many studies have assessed sudden deafness in adults, sudden deafness has not been evaluated in children. We therefore evaluated the differences in sudden deafness between children and adults. METHODS We compared clinical manifestations, including gender, audiogram pattern of initial hearing loss, and recovery rate after treatment in 87 children and 707 adults diagnosed wi...

Direct observation was utilized to study how 5 children with mild-to-moderate deafness participated within inclusive classroom settings. Responses to practice and prompt opportunities, levels of prompting required to follow classroom directions, and engagement were analyzed across students with mild-to-moderate deafness and were compared to students with normal hearing. Similar responses to pra...

Deafness affects ∼2 in 1000 children and is one of the most common congenital impairments. Permanent hearing loss can be treated by fitting hearing aids. More severe to profound deafness is an indication for cochlear implantation. Although newborn hearing screening programs have increased the identification of asymmetric hearing loss, parents and caregivers of children with single-sided deafnes...