Development of auditory skills and oral language throughout the audiological monitoring process of children with hearing impairment
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2025v37i3e70026Keywords:
Hearing Aids, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss, Language Development, Speech-Language Pathology and AudiologyAbstract
Introduction: The intervention process for infants with hearing loss aims to develop oral language and auditory skills. The effects of a lack of audibility are reflected in language, reading, and writing skills. Objective: To analyze the development of auditory skills and oral language throughout the process of audiological monitoring, fitting of electronic devices, and intervention for infants and children. Method: The group of subjects consisted of ten children with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss, users of hearing aids and/or Cochlear Implants. The subjects were divided by audibility criteria: G1 – SII 65 dB up to 35%; and G2 – SII 65 dB >= 54%. Audiological evaluation, device verification, and administration of the IT-Mais, MUSS, LittlEars, and Hearing and Language Categories questionnaires were performed to assess auditory and oral language skills. Results: Subjects in G1 performed below expectations regarding skill development, reinforcing the need for CI. The G2 subjects demonstrated improvement in their auditory skills, reaching the instrument’s maximum score in the last assessment, as well as demonstrating improvement in oral language skills. The audiological thresholds monitored throughout the study showed changes. Conclusion: The validation of the audiological diagnosis process and monitoring of infants and children with hearing loss demonstrated developmental progress using appropriate instruments for the early years of children with hearing loss who are not yet able, due to their age and cognitive development, to take formal speech and language perception tests.
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