Best ear hearing level, time factors and language outcome in Swedish children with mild and moderate hearing loss with hearing aids.

IF 0.7 4区医学 Q4 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-21 DOI:10.1080/14015439.2021.1951347

Birgitta Sahlén, Tina Ibertsson, Lena Asker-Árnason, Jonas Brännström, Kristina Hansson

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Abstract

Aim: The risk for language disorder is high in children with all levels of hearing loss (HL). Early identification and intervention should be as important for children with mild HL as for those with more severe HL. Despite new-born hearing screening, a recent survey of speech language therapist services in southern Sweden indicates that children with mild and moderate HL are severely neglected when it comes to language assessment and language intervention. In this study we explore associations between Best Ear Hearing Level (BEHL), time factors and language skills in Swedish children with HL with hearing aids (HA).

Method: Participants were 19 children with mild HL (BEHL 23-39) and 22 children with moderate HL (BEHL 40-70) aged 5-15 years. Information on age at diagnosis and at HA fitting were collected. The children performed a nonword repetition and a sentence comprehension task.

Results: The time elapsed between diagnosis and fitting with HA was longer for the children with mild HL.Participants with mild HL received their HA significantly later than children with moderate HL. No association between BEHL and the two language measures was found, and language skills were not better in children with mild than moderate HL. 17% of participants performed below cut-off for language disorder on both language measures.

Conclusion: Given the risk for long-term academic and social consequences of even mild HL delayed HA intervention for children with HLleads to serious concerns by families, clinicians, and pedagogues.

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瑞典轻度和中度听力损失儿童使用助听器的最佳听力水平、时间因素和语言预后。

目的:不同程度的听力损失(HL)儿童出现语言障碍的风险都很高。对于患有轻度HL的儿童，早期识别和干预应与患有较严重HL的儿童一样重要。尽管有新生儿听力筛查，但最近瑞典南部的一项语言治疗师服务调查表明，在语言评估和语言干预方面，轻度和中度HL儿童严重被忽视。在这项研究中，我们探讨了瑞典HL儿童带助听器(HA)的最佳耳听水平(BEHL)、时间因素和语言技能之间的关系。方法:研究对象为19例轻度HL患儿(BEHL 23-39)和22例中度HL患儿(BEHL 40-70)，年龄5-15岁。收集了诊断时的年龄和HA拟合的信息。孩子们完成了非单词重复和句子理解任务。结果:轻度HL患儿从诊断到适合HA的时间较长。轻度HL患者接受HA治疗的时间明显晚于中度HL患者。没有发现BEHL与两种语言测量之间的关联，并且轻度HL患儿的语言技能并不比中度HL患儿好。17%的参与者在两项语言测试中都表现出低于临界值的语言障碍。结论:考虑到即使是轻度HL的长期学术和社会后果的风险，延迟对患有HL的儿童进行HA干预引起了家庭、临床医生和教师的严重关注。

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Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology is an amalgamation of the former journals Scandinavian Journal of Logopedics & Phoniatrics and VOICE. The intention is to cover topics related to speech, language and voice pathology as well as normal voice function in its different aspects. The Journal covers a wide range of topics, including: Phonation and laryngeal physiology Speech and language development Voice disorders Clinical measurements of speech, language and voice Professional voice including singing Bilingualism Cleft lip and palate Dyslexia Fluency disorders Neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics Aphasia Motor speech disorders Voice rehabilitation of laryngectomees Augmentative and alternative communication Acoustics Dysphagia Publications may have the form of original articles, i.e. theoretical or methodological studies or empirical reports, of reviews of books and dissertations, as well as of short reports, of minor or ongoing studies or short notes, commenting on earlier published material. Submitted papers will be evaluated by referees with relevant expertise.