title: Management of Children with Severe, Severe-profound, and Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
abstract: Management of children with severe, severe-profound, and profound sensorineural hearing loss is best achieved using a family-centered approach by a team of health professionals, including audiologists, speech pathologists, otolaryngologists, pediatricians, genetic counselors, and early intervention programs. Early diagnosis and intervention offers the best chance for speech and language acquisition. Although hearing aids can provide some of the needed information, they are often not sufficient for spoken language development and a cochlear implant is needed. This must be combined with a strong audiology and speech therapy rehabilitation program.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 100/30 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia.
authors: Claire
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authors: Iseli
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Electronic address: buchman@med.unc.edu.
authors: Craig A
authors: CA
authors: Buchman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013067:Speech Perception; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Cochlear implant; Hearing loss; Pediatric; Profound; Severe