title: Introduction to the Special Session on Intervention and Outcomes of Children With Hearing Loss.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This research forum article introduces the special session on “Intervention and Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss” presented at the HEaring Across the Lifespan (HEAL) Conference in 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  The method involved a narrative summary of the key findings of two papers presented during the session.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Early intervention was effective in improving outcomes of children with significant bilateral hearing loss. Preliminary findings on children with mild or unilateral hearing loss showed communicative development on par with their normal-hearing peers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children with bilateral hearing loss benefited from early detection and intervention.
authors.forename: Teresa Y C
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ching
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D003226:Congresses as Topic