A survey of the distribution of information regarding hearing loss to parents by hospitals and pediatricians in the St. Louis area

This paper discusses a survey undertaken to review information on hearing loss distributed by St. Louis area hospitals and pediatricians.

Development of a historic hearing devices exhibit

This paper discusses historic hearing devices and their benefits to users.

Speech intelligibility in noise-induced hearing loss: effects of high-frequency compensation

This dissertation examines the frequency response that results in the maximum level of speech intelligibility for persons with noise-induced hearing loss.

The comparison of vestibular functions in hearing and hearing impaired populations

This study investigates possible vestibular dysfunctions in the deaf using a typical clinical assessment battery and discerns whether there is a trend between these disorders in meningitic children as compared to children with unknown origins of deafness.

Helpful information for parents of newly diagnosed hearing-impaired children

This paper presents an information booklet for parents of newly diagnosed hearing-impaired children. The booklet provides basic supplemental information to aid parents in understanding hearing impairment, audiologic information, and educational options. Topics covered include audiograms, educational methods, hearing aids, cochlear implants, informational resources, communication strategies, and hearing health-care specialists.

The clinical evaluation of language functions (CELF): its applicability for hearing-impaired children

This paper discusses the diagnostic battery of the CELF in terms of construct validity and in administration of subtests.

Applicability of the Test of Visual Perceptual Abilities (TVPA) in diagnosing learning disabilities in hearing-impaired children

This paper studies the validity of the Test of Visual Perceptual Abilities (TVPA) as an indicator of learning problems in hearing-impaired children and how it correlates with other measures of learning disabilities.

A comparison of physical measurements of pure-tones, third-octave bands of noise and third-octave bands of speech to subjective judgments of audibility threshold, MCL and UCL for three normally hearing listeners

This study investigates the relation between physical measurements of pure-tones, third-octave bands of noise and third-octave bands of speech and subjective judgments of auditory threshold, most-comfortable listening level (MCL) and uncomfortable-listening level (UCL) for three normally hearing listeners.

Structural analysis of narratives produced by normal-hearing and deaf children

This dissertation presents two experiments investigating the structural analysis of narratives produced by normal-hearing and hearing-impaired children. The results suggest that the evaluation of deaf children’s language at a discourse level is both possible and more relevant to academic achievement than traditional assessment procedures that focus on assessing language at a word, phrase or sentence level.

Developing a set of materials to teach hearing children about hearing impairment

This paper contains a set of materials to help hearing persons understand hearing loss.

Effect of amplification bandwidth on intelligibility of several different speech samples for a listener with sensorineural hearing loss

This paper examines the effect of amplification bandwidth on speech intelligibility using multiple speech samples.

Examination of parent support groups for newly diagnosed hearing-impaired children, birth - 5 years

This paper examines support groups for parents of newly-diagnosed hearing-impaired children and presents an outline for an effective parent support group.

An assessment of the nonverbal test of cognitive skills for use with hearing impaired children

This paper discusses a study to assess the usefulness of the Non-Verbal Test of Cognitive Skills on hearing impaired children.

Auditory, visual, and auditory-visual recognition of vowels by hearing-impaired children

This paper studies the auditory, visual and combined audio-visual recognition of vowels by severely and profoundly hearing impaired children.

Facilitating educational integration of the hearing-impaired child: a proposed integration program for Central Institute for the Deaf

This paper discusses mainstreaming for the hearing impaired.