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.

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.

The use of dramatization to teach social studies to hearing-impaired children

This paper reviews a study to determine the effectiveness of dramatization in teaching social studies to hearing impaired children.

Validation of the Rhode Island Test of Language Structure with orally educated hearing-impaired students

This paper examines the Rhode Island Test of Language Structures (RITLS) and its measurement of the comprehension of syntax, and the relationship of this comprehension to the use of syntax in the production of spoken English by orally educated hearing-impaired students.

Early linguistic development as seen in four young profoundly hearing impaired children

This paper studies the linguistic development of four profoundly hearing-impaired children, and how the children induced rules for developing linguistically.

Comparison of video and toy reinforcers to motivate infants/toddlers for hearing tests

This paper is a study of the effectiveness between video and toy reinforcer types to motivate infants/toddlers for hearing tests. No significant differences were found between age groups or gender. Toy reinforcers were found to produce on average two more threshold estimates compared to video reinforcers. Variety, color and animation of animals may have contributed to this difference.

The influence of siblings on the development of social skills in children who are deaf or hard of hearing

A study observing the influence of siblings or lack thereof, birth order and vocabulary skills on social skills of adolescent cochlear implant recipients using ratings from their parents.

Difference limens for first formant frequencies of synthesized vowels in hearing-impaired listeners

This paper studies auditory-vowel perception abilities of the hearing impaired. The study investigated the relationship among the difference limen for first formant frequencies of synthesized vowels in severe and profoundly hearing-impaired listeners, degree of hearing low, and general auditory speech perception.

The Wechsler-Bellevue and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children as predictors of academic achievement for a severely hearing and speech impaired population

This paper reviews a study to determine the applicabilty of the Wechsler-Bellevue and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for severely hearing impaired children.

The role of pediatrician in hearing loss: from detection to connection

This paper presents a study investigating how informed pediatricians are about hearing loss and their ability to assist and refer parents of children with hearing loss.