title: Management of Children with Mild, Moderate, and Moderately Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
abstract: Any degree of hearing loss can have a negative impact on child development. The amount of impact is largely determined by the type, quality, and timeliness of intervention. Early identification and management of hearing loss is essential for minimizing the impact of hearing loss and ensuring that children can reach their cognitive, linguistic, educational, and social potential. Advances in hearing technology and broadening of candidacy for same, have resulted in improved outcomes for many children with hearing loss. Through ongoing hearing monitoring throughout childhood, children with congenital, late-onset, or progressive losses can receive timely management from interprofessional, collaborative teams.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1215 21st Avenue South, 6308 Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232-8718, USA. Electronic address: anne.m.tharpe@Vanderbilt.Edu.
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tharpe
authors.affiliation: Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1215 21st Avenue South, 6308 Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232-8718, USA.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gustafson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019468:Disease Management; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Hearing aid use; Hearing technologies; Late-onset hearing loss; Pediatric hearing loss; Progressive hearing loss