Quality of life measure for adolescents and children with hearing loss

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact of hearing loss on the quality of life of adolescents and children. Focus group sessions were held for parents and children or adolescents with hearing loss to discuss their perceptions. Quality of life questionnaires were developed for adolescents and children with hearing loss.

Preliminary development of a connected-discourse speechreading test

This paper discusses lipreading and development of a standardized measure of lipreading skill.

Validation of a speech intelligibility measure for profoundly deaf children

This paper reviews a study to validate a speech intelligibility measure for profoundly deaf children.