Improving Hearing Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Angela Bonino, PhD, discusses her research on why children with developmental disabilities tend not to get the best hearing assessments.
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Vestibular Assessment in Infant Cochlear Implant Candidates
Age-appropriate testing ensures the best outcomes and quality of life for CI candidates with abnormal balance and equilibrium function.
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Deaf Infants May Engage Less in Non-verbal Communication Predicting Language Development
The findings, published in the journal “Pediatrics,” suggest that access to sound is important not just for learning spoken language through imitation but for the non-linguistic use of sound that hearing parents intuitively rely on to regulate the back and forth of early interactions.
Considering the Benefits of Cochlear Implants
Dennis Van Vliet recently attended the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA) conference and was reminded that “stepping out of the silo of work that I do every day into another, but related, realm is important to broaden my understanding of the larger discipline.”
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Phonak ABCs of eAudiology #4: 10 Steps to Employee Training
There are benefits to offering eAudiology as a service delivery option for clients, as it expands our ability to help people address their hearing challenges and improve their quality of life.
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‘Rapid Audiogram Interpretation: A Clinician’s Manual’ Provides Step-by-Step Approach
The manual includes audiogram examples on a varying level of complexity (basic, intermediate, and advanced), accompanied by official interpretations, matching the specific interpretation method recommended by the authors.
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Phonak Launches Sky Marvel for Children
The Sky M was designed and engineered to provide pediatric wearers “the best hearing solution possible for optimal speech and language development as well as speech intelligibility and ease of use,” according to the company’s announcement.
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Marvel 2.0 Makes RogerDirect Available in All Phonak Marvel Hearing Aids
The new portfolio includes the Phonak Audéo™ M-RT, said to be “the world’s only all-in-one hearing aid combining direct connectivity with iOS and Android, T-coil, and rechargeability,” according to Phonak.
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UK Charity Issues Warning That Deaf Children Are Being ‘Left Behind’
The charity issued the warning after its new analysis of the Department for Education’s 2018 exam results for pupils up to the age of 19. It showed that just 44% of deaf pupils achieve two A-levels or equivalent, compared to 63% of hearing pupils.
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University of Warwick Launches Standardized Tool to Assess Cognitive, Language Development
The PARCA-R is recommended for routine use in the UK to screen for cognitive and language developmental delay in children born preterm and can be completed by parents in 10 to 15 minutes.
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Phonak Appoints Angela Pelosi As Director of Global Audiology
Pelosi brings over 20 years of experience in audiology, specializing in the clinical fields of pediatrics, adults with complex hearing losses, clinical development, and training.
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Teen Publishes Research on Harmful Noise Levels from Restroom Hand Dryers
Nora Keegan became concerned that the dryers were harmful to children’s hearing after she noticed others covering their ears while the dryers were running. She found the loudest of the dryers tested exceeded 100 dB.
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Teen Publishes Research on Harmful Noise Levels from Restroom Hand Dryers
Nora Keegan became concerned that the dryers were harmful to children’s hearing after she noticed others covering their ears while the dryers were running. She found the loudest of the dryers tested exceeded 100 dB.
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Finnish Researchers Develop Guidelines for Using Music to Develop Spoken Language Skills
The guidelines are suitable for the parents of children with hearing impairments, early childhood education providers, teachers, speech therapists, and other rehabilitators of children with hearing disabilities, as well as the hearing-impaired themselves.
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Finnish Researchers Develop Guidelines for Using Music to Develop Spoken Language Skills
The guidelines are suitable for the parents of children with hearing impairments, early childhood education providers, teachers, speech therapists, and other rehabilitators of children with hearing disabilities, as well as the hearing-impaired themselves.
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Addressing the Needs of Pediatric Patients and Their Parents: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Jane Madell, PhD, has been a leading figure in pediatric audiology for the past 45 years. She is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and LSLS auditory-verbal therapist, with degrees from Emerson College (BA) and University of Wisconsin (MA, PhD). Her experience ranges from Deaf Nursery programs to leadership positions at the League for the Hard of Hearing, Long Island College Hospital, as well as Beth Israel Medical Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center.
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Addressing the Needs of Pediatric Patients and Their Parents: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Jane Madell, PhD, has been a leading figure in pediatric audiology for the past 45 years. She is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and LSLS auditory-verbal therapist, with degrees from Emerson College (BA) and University of Wisconsin (MA, PhD). Her experience ranges from Deaf Nursery programs to leadership positions at the League for the Hard of Hearing, Long Island College Hospital, as well as Beth Israel Medical Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center.
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Phonak Sponsors Child’s Voice Golf Tournament
To date, the organization is said to have generated over $1 million to help children with hearing loss learn listening and speaking skills critical to lifelong success.
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