The Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Outcomes of Children With Mild Hearing Loss

Elizabeth A Walker; Lenore Holte; Ryan W McCreery; Meredith Spratford; Thomas Page; Mary Pat Moeller

doi:10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-15-0043

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The Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Outcomes of Children With Mild Hearing Loss

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The Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Outcomes of Children With Mild Hearing Loss

Elizabeth A Walker, Lenore Holte, Ryan W McCreery, Meredith Spratford, Thomas Page and Mary Pat Moeller

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.58(5), pp.1611-1625

10/01/2015

DOI: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-15-0043

PMCID: PMC4686313

PMID: 26151927

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Purpose: This study examined the effects of consistent hearing aid (HA) use on outcomes in children with mild hearing loss (HL). Method: Five-or 7-year-old children with mild HL were separated into 3 groups on the basis of patterns of daily HA use. Using analyses of variance, we compared outcomes between groups on speech and language tests and a speech perception in noise task. Regression models were used to investigate the influence of cumulative auditory experience (audibility, early intervention, HA use) on outcomes. Results: Full-time HA users demonstrated significantly higher scores on vocabulary and grammar measures compared with nonusers. There were no significant differences between the 3 groups on articulation or speech perception measures. After controlling for the variance in age at confirmation of HL, level of audibility, and enrollment in early intervention, only amount of daily HA use was a significant predictor of grammar and vocabulary. Conclusions: The current results provide evidence that children's language development benefits from consistent HA use. Nonusers are at risk in areas such as vocabulary and grammar compared with other children with mild HL who wear HAs regularly. Service providers should work collaboratively to encourage consistent HA use.

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Title: Subtitle: The Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Outcomes of Children With Mild Hearing Loss
Creators: Elizabeth A Walker - University of Iowa
Lenore Holte - University of Iowa
Ryan W McCreery - Boys Town
Meredith Spratford - Boys Town
Thomas Page - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mary Pat Moeller - Boys Town
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.58(5), pp.1611-1625
DOI: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-15-0043
PMID: 26151927
PMCID: PMC4686313
NLM abbreviation: J Speech Lang Hear Res
ISSN: 1092-4388
eISSN: 1558-9102
Publisher: AMER SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOC
Number of pages: 15
Grant note: NIH/NIDCD 5R01DC009560-07; 5R01DC013591-02 / National Institutes of Health
Language: English
Date published: 10/01/2015
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984258853402771

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