Children Who Are Hard Of Hearing

Hearing loss is an impairment which causes deafness or the inability to hear sounds, either totally or partially. Symptoms of hearing loss may be mild, severe or profound. (medicalnewstoday) When the case is mild, an individual may experience issues with the understanding of speech. This may be a particular problem when there is background noise. In cases when the hearing loss is moderate, a patient may require the assistance of a hearing aid. Some individuals who are deaf must depend on lip-reading to communicate with those around them. Sign language is primarily used by those who are profoundly deaf. It is more difficult for those who are born deaf to learn how to lip read than for those who have become hearing impaired after learning to

The service setting(s) and the relationship of setting to families’ frequency of participation, and the provider participation, caseload composition, and experience in relation to comfort with skills that support spoken language for deaf children. The study included the participation of 122 early intervention professionals who completed and online questionnaire annually and 131 parents who participated in annual telephone interviews. The results showed family participation was significantly higher in services provided elsewhere. Caseload composition was correlated moderately to strongly with most provider comfort levels. The level of preparation to support spoken language weakly to moderately correlated with provider comfort with provider comfort with eight specific skills. In conclusion, results suggest family involvement is highest when it is home-based which supports the need for it in the home. Access to hands-on experience with this population, reflected in a high percentage of CDHH on providers’ current caseloads. (Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in