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Hearing-Aids And Parents Boost Kids’ Vocabulary

Children with hearing-aids and sufficient parental support and interaction will have a stronger vocabulary than others, according to a tertiary researcher, Karien Coppens, at the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Parental encouragement and support are two key components for learning outcomes in children with hearing issues. Coppens found parent support is vital in a child’s

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12 years ago 3 Comments Education, Hearing, Language Development, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Publication Of HSE South Audiology Review 2009

A total of 1,786 children in Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) South region have waited two to three years for a first hearing-assessment, with five children waiting two months for the first fitting of a hearing-aid. Sixteen minors in the region, aged from two to sixteen years old, also were not detected as having mild

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14 years ago 3 Comments Education, Hearing, Language Development, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Essential Hearing-Aid Tips For Parents And Families

Hearing-aids can be challenging for the families of children whose deafness is newly-confirmed. Parents in Ireland have stories of no-one showing them how to put hearing aids in, when the aids are first received. At this time, the last thing a family needs is a device that beeps or buzzes because it’s put on or

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14 years ago 7 Comments Education, Hearing, Language Development, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,