Amplification for infants: selection and verification.
Hearing aid fittings for children under the age of 1 year provide many challenges to the audiologist. This article offers guidelines for assessment, hearing aid selection, verification, and follow-up for infants with hearing loss. The importance of early intervention and the consideration of new technologies are emphasized in this article. Case studies illustrate various aspects of infant hearing aid fittings.
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Department of Clinical Services, House Ear Institute Children's Auditory Research and Evaluation Center, Los Angeles, California 90057, USA.
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D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting