OBJECTIVES: To formulate consensus statement and policies on structured hearing
screening programs in pre-school and school-age children in Europe. This consensus will …

Introduction Hearing is important for the proper development of every child, especially for
those younger than 5 years of age, because it helps in the development of language and …

Background According to the guidelines of the European Scientific Consensus on Hearing
(European Federation of Audiology Societies 'EFAS'Congress, June 2011, Warsaw …

Background Hearing loss in children is a relevant health issue, both for its prevalence and
for its physical, emotional and social consequences. Our aim was to estimate the national …

Introduction and objective. Hearing disorders among school-age children are a current
concern. Continuing studies have been performed in Poland since 2008, and on 2 …

Background Communication is an integral part of human behaviour. Communication
disorders are associated mainly with impairment in hearing, vision, and/or speech, which …

Objective: To describe how the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) was translated into Polish
(THI-POL) and to present psychometric data on how well it performed in a clinical population …

Objectives Parental suspicion of hearing impairment in their children is generally inaccurate.
Parents tend to underestimate hearing problems in their children. The aim of the study was …

OBJECTIVES In addition to progressive hearing loss, subjective tinnitus is one of the primary
symptoms of the otosclerosis development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Objective The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) is widely used in clinical practice and
research as a three-dimensional measure of tinnitus severity. Despite extensive use, its …