Background: Despite early identification and advancements in cochlear implant and hearing
aid technology, delays in language skills in deaf children continue to exist. Good-quality …

Introduction Parenting a child with hearing loss may be accompanied by high stress levels
and several challenges. Objectives The present systematic review was performed to compile …

CHILDHOOD HEARING LOSS Page 1 CHILDHOOD HEARING LOSS Strategies for prevention
and care Page 2 1 Contributors Etienne Krug, Alarcos Cieza, Shelly Chadha, Laura Sminkey …

This article summarizes the available evidence on pediatric cochlear implantation to provide
current guidelines for clinical protocols and candidacy recommendations in the United …

Purpose Parenting stress has been studied as a potential predictor of developmental
outcomes in children with normal hearing and children who are deaf and hard of hearing …

Introduction Hearing parents of deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children may experience
parenting stress and social support could be a buffer to this stress. Differences in levels of …

Studies on fathers with deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children are quite rare in deaf
education; if they are conducted, they narrowly focus on preschool-age or school-age …

Much of the literature exploring the role of parents of children who are deaf or hard of
hearing (DHH) has focused on mothers; yet, the involvement and perspectives of fathers is …

Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

Purpose This study aimed to explore the impact of childhood hearing loss on the family unit
and their resulting intervention needs. Materials & Methods Qualitative descriptive …