The estimated incidence of sensorineural hearing impairment (> 40 dB HL) at birth is 1.86
per 1000 newborns in developed countries and 30–40% of these are unilateral. Profound …

At least two per thousand newborns are affected by hearing loss, with up to 40% with an
additional disability. Early identification by universal newborn hearing screening and early …

Objectives: This study examined joint engagement and emotional availability of parent–child
interactions for toddlers with moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared with toddlers with …

Objectives To compare the quality of life (QoL) of children with hearing loss (HL) and
children with normal hearing (NH) and to examine how the QoL of children with HL changes …

This study examined the quantity and quality of parental linguistic input to toddlers with
moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared with toddlers with normal hearing (NH). The …

Introduction Today, children with hearing loss (HL) are diagnosed and fitted with hearing
devices at an early age. However, HL may still influence their communicative development …

Purpose: This prospective longitudinal study aimed to explore (a) the development of social-
pragmatic understanding of children with bilateral hearing aids (BiHAs), bilateral cochlear …

Purpose: Children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) have documented deficits with
complex syntax and vocabulary knowledge. Mental state verbs (MSVs) are necessary for …

Purpose This study investigates false belief (FB) understanding in children who are hard of
hearing (CHH) compared with children with normal hearing (CNH) at ages 5 and 6 years …

This study aims to examine emotion recognition and false belief performances of 4–5-year-
old (48–71 months) deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The performances have been …