Heredity, Early Identification of Hearing Loss, and the Risk Register

2015 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
G. R. Fraser
1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. McCanna ◽  
Giacinto DeLapa

This report reviews 27 cases of children exhibiting functional hearing loss. The study reveals that most students were in the upper elementary grades and were predominantly females. These subjects were functioning below their ability level in school and were usually in conflict with school, home, or peers. Tests used were selected on the basis of their helping to provide early identification. The subjects' oral and behavioral responses are presented, as well as ways of resolving the hearing problem. Some helpful counseling techniques are also presented.


Author(s):  
Mauriceia Cassol ◽  
Maria Inês Dornelles da Costa Ferreira ◽  
Deise Maria De Azevedo Poglia

Resumo: Este estudo objetiva identificar a importância do questionário Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly — Screening Version (HHIE-S) como indicador da necessidade de avaliação audiológica em um grupo de idosos, relacionando as perdas auditivas às possíveis alterações vocais. Fizeram parte deste estudo cinco indivíduos idosos do gênero feminino, na faixa etária de 57 a 75 anos. Primeiramente, foi aplicado o questionário HHIE-S seguido da avaliação audiológica básica e da avaliação perceptivo-auditiva da voz. Nos resultados, os cinco indivíduos idosos apresentaram alteração em um ou mais aspectos vocais. As alterações das características vocais puderam ser correlacionadas às perdas auditivas em três dos cinco casos. Salienta-se a importância da avaliação vocal e da utilização de escalas de auto-avaliação, como o questionário HHIE-S, como indicadores da identificação precoce da deficiência auditiva. Palavras-chave: Perda Auditiva. Presbiacusia. Saúde do Idoso. Qualidade Vocal. Abstract: This study aimed at identifying the importance of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly —Screening Version (HHIE-S) questionnaire as an indicator of the need for an audiological evaluation in a group of elderly, and verifying the relation between hearing loss and possible vocal change in 5 elderly females with ages ranging from 57 to 75 years.The HHIE-S questionnaire was applied, followed by a basic audiological evaluation and auditory-perceptive vocal evaluation. In the results, 5 elderly individuals presented changes in one or more vocal aspects. The changes in vocal characteristics may be correlated to hearing loss in 3 of the 5 cases. The importance of vocal evaluation and use of self-evaluation scales as the HHIE-S questionnaire as indicators for early identification of hearing impairment is highlighted. Keywords: Hearing Loss. Presbycusis. Aging. Health. Voice Quality.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 952-954
Author(s):  
Martin S. Robinette

The importance of early identification of hearing loss is summarized in the report issued by the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services,1 entitled "Healthy People 2000." The goal is to reduce the average age at which children with significant hearing impairment are identified to no more than 12 months. The report states: The future of a child born with significant hearing impairment depends to a very large degree on early identification (ie, audiological diagnosis before 12 months of age) followed by immediate and appropriate intervention.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Heramba Ganapathy Selvarajan ◽  
◽  
Aravind Kumar Rajasekaran ◽  

1985 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 373???381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter W. Alberti ◽  
Martyn L. Hyde ◽  
Krista Riko ◽  
Hollis Corbin ◽  
Pamela M. Fitzhardinge

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