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Q Daubech

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PubMed2000

Long-term outcome of childhood hearing deficiency.

This report is based on the questionnaire responses of 95 young hearing-impaired adults (39 with moderate, 20 with severe and 36 with profound hearing loss) who were investigated in the department of paediatric audiology during childhood. Half of the individuals were educated in ordinary school (integration) and half in an institution for hearing-impaired children. Responses on social and professional insertion were compared with audiometric threshold and educational setting. Results indicate that both hearing level and educational environment influence current mode of communication and use of hearing aids. Familial factors also seem to have an influence. Oral communication is a poor predictor of employment, whereas professional qualifications enhance the chances of finding a job. Obtaining a non-professional degree appears to be unsuited for improving the employment rate of the hearing-impaired child.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

[Role of electrophysiology in the current diagnosis of deaf children].

The role of electrophysiology (auditory evoked potentials) in children up to 3 years old was studied through the feasibility and results of subjective audiometry. In children over six months old, subjective tests are performed systematically or at least tried before using electrophysiology. Electrophysiology is required when audiometry is impossible, and it is often performed when audiometry is abnormal. When subjective tests were not performed first, either because the child is too young or shows a developmental retardation, and the electrophysiological tests are abnormal, it is absolutely necessary to obtain an exact level of hearing as soon as possible using subjective tests. The results of a study on 244 electrophysiologically tested children between the 0 and 3 years of age are presented briefly. In 73% of the cases, the auditory brainstem responses were sufficient for clarifying or confirming the subjective tests. In 27%, they had to be completed be an electrocochleography (ECochG) under general anesthesia. The information based on the ECochG and the comparison data between the ECochG and subjective thresholds are presented. On one hand, this study highlights the double complementarity between audiometry and electrophysiology on the other, the brainstem potentials and ECochG.

Audiometry↗
PubMed1989

[Preverbal communication and deafness].

Preverbal communication set up spontaneously and progressively between a mother and her child is especially important for a deaf child because of his polysensorial canals. Premature diagnosis of deafness endangers this communication. Different professionals from one CAMSP team along with a mother of deaf children are going to share their questions and thoughts concerning early treatments in the area of child deafness.

Deafness↗