Newborn hearing screening: examining the presence of risk factors for hearing loss

This paper identifies risk factors associated with hearing loss in newborns, including family history, craniofacial abnormalities, and ototoxic medications.

Experimental method for teaching specific language structures to hearing-impaired children

This paper presents an experimental Receptive-Expressive Multi-Modal Learning Program of Patterned Language Practice for hearing-impaired children.

Training hearing adults in the use of communication strategies to prevent communication breakdowns with hearing impaired individuals: A pilot study

This paper discusses a pilot study and the use of repair strategies to aid in communication with the hearing impaired.

Reaction-times of hearing-impaired children to acoustic stimuli of different sensation levels

This paper discusses a study to determine the relation between sensation level and response time to acoustic stimuli.

An experimental base to cognitive learning: its application in the education of young hearing-impaired children

This paper reviews a program of study for language development using a cognitive approach.

Hearing hazards to firefighters

This paper examines the risks of occupational noise induced hearing loss in firefighters. OSHA and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) guidelines are described and noise data collected from the Blue Island (Illinois) Fire Department is analyzed.

The perception of vowels in hearing and hearing-impaired subjects

This paper examines the relationship between speech discrimination ability and vowel map accuracy and vowel map size.

The high risk register and identification of hearing impaired infants in an NICU

This paper discusses hearing tests of infants in a NICU.

Are distortion levels a problem with digital signal processing hearing aids and frequency modulation (FM) systems?

The purpose of this study was to examine objective and subjective distortion present when frequency modulation (FM) systems were coupled with four digital signal processing (DSP) hearing aids. Electroacoustic analysis and subjective listening tests by experienced audiologists revealed that distortion levels varied across hearing aids and channels.

Oral and manual language skills of hearing children of deaf parents

This paper reviews a study of the language skills of normal hearing children whose parents are deaf and use manual communication.

The psycholinguistic communication strategies of a mother of a hearing-impaired infant

This paper discusses a study to provide a descriptive analysis of the linguistic environment of a deaf infant during his first year of life.

The relationship of hearing-impaired children's scores on the Beery Visual-Motor Integration Test and the reading subtests of the American School Achievement Test

This paper discusses visual-motor tests and reading tests for hearing impaired children.

The influence of various types of question forms and test directions on the educational achievement of deaf and hearing children

This paper is a review of educational achievement tests and their suitability for hearing impaired children.

Literature review and analysis of itinerant teachers of the hearing impaired located in the midwest: Service delivery model in education

The role and responsibilities of an itinerant teacher of students who are deaf or hard of hearing were investigated to create a database of information about the effective traits of successful itinerant teachers.

Determining the efficacy of summer school on maintaining hearing-impaired children’s language levels

This paper discusses the process of determining the efficacy of summer school on maintaining hearing-impaired children’s language levels.