Hearing Impairment, Social Networks, and Coping: The Need for Families with Hearing-Impaired Children to Relate to Other Parents and to Hearing-Impaired Adults

2000 ◽  
Vol 145 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Hintermair
1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1276-1285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin S. Waldstein ◽  
Shari R. Baum

The present study investigated the extent of anticipatory coarticulation in the speech of five 7-year-old and four 10-year-old children with profound prelingual hearing impairment as compared to normally hearing age-matched control subjects. Ten tokens each of the CV syllables L[∫i, ∫u, ti, tu, ki, ku] were elicited from each of the children. Both temporal and spectral (centrold and F2 frequency) analyses were conducted to explore the influence of the following vocalic environment on the initial consonants. The data indicated that the hearing-impaired children displayed evidence of coarticulation on most measures, but they did so to a lesser degree when compared to the normally hearing children. The results are discussed in relation to theories of speech production in the hearing impaired, and their implications for the development of coarticulation are considered.


1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Davis ◽  
Neil T. Shepard ◽  
Patricia G. Stelmachowicz ◽  
Michael P. Gorga

Public school personnel were surveyed regarding their perceptions of the effects of hearing impairment on behavior and achievement, and their own needs for in-service training on that topic. Results of the survey suggest that the personnel most likely to provide local in-service training (speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf) differ significantly in their view of hearing-impaired children and their needs. Furthermore, in-service needs appear to differ significantly for various groups of professionals, indicating the necessity of knowledge about their preservice training and their current contacts with hearing-impaired children if in-service training is to be beneficial.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (07) ◽  
pp. 1406-1418
Author(s):  
Shreya Chaudhary ◽  

The birth of differently-abled child brings huge impact on the life of parents. This condition results in adverse impact on quality of life of parents. The study examined the components of quality of life and coping strategies of mothers of children with visual impairment, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, and intellectual disability. This was a cross-sectional, ex-post facto research study. The statistical population included the mothers of differently abled children. 200 mothers of differently-abled children participated in the study. WHOQOL-BREF and Coping strategies scale was used for data collection. Findings revealed that the quality of life has statistically significant difference among the mothers of visually impaired, hearing-impaired children and mothers of locomotor disabled and intellectually disabled children. The mothers of visually impaired and hearing-impaired children use approach coping more than the mothers of intellectually disabled and locomotor disabled children. The avoidance coping is used more by mothers of locomotor disabled children followed by mothers of intellectually disabled children. Efficient social skill training programs should be provided to enhance their social network and quality of life. The professionals should also assess the needs, potential problems of mothers and integrate effective strategies with the treatment of their children.


2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ossama A. Sobhy ◽  
Rania M. Abdou ◽  
Sara M. Ibrahim ◽  
Nesrine H. Hamouda

Abstract Background Children with hearing impairment are deprived of their source of linguistic input which in turn leads to linguistic and prosodic deficits that negatively affect language and social development. Linguistic aspects other than prosody have received considerable attention in studies concerned with hearing-impaired children with little literature addressing how to improve their affective prosodic deficits. The aim of the current study is to adapt and apply the “prosody treatment program” and detect the effect of prosodic rehabilitation on affect production and language development in Egyptian hearing-impaired children. This study was conducted on 21 children with sensorineural hearing loss. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups, group A (cases) and group B (control) by block randomization. The subjects of the study were evaluated pre and post-therapy by a protocol for assessment of their prosodic skills using subjective and objective measures. Both groups received the usual auditory and language rehabilitation therapy. The case group additionally received rehabilitation for prosody using the “prosody treatment program” for 3 months. Results Results showed a statistically significant improvement in the subjective scores and most of the objective scores of the assessed affective prosodic skills when comparing pre-therapy and post-therapy scores in the cases group, and when comparing both studied groups post-therapy. Conclusions Prosodic training has an additional benefit evident in improving affective prosodic skills of hearing-impaired children compared to conventional therapy alone with a positive effect on their linguistic development. Trial registration The trial is registered at www.clinicaltrials.govNCT04691830. Registered under the name “Adaptation of a Rehabilitation Program for Prosody and its Application on Egyptian Hearing Impaired Children”. Retrospectively registered:


Author(s):  
Amin Fatima Choudhry ◽  
Hafiza Shabnum Noor ◽  
Rabia Shahid ◽  
Tehreem Mukhtar ◽  
Syeda Mariam Zahra ◽  
...  

Aims: This study aims to assess the academic performance of children with hearing impairment who received early intervention in Lahore. Study Design:  Cross sectional survey design was used. Place and Duration of Study: Data was collected from Special Institute/School; Hamza foundation academy Lahore, Pakistan for the duration of six months from March 2021 to September 2021. Methodology: 97 students with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss children (aged in between 4 to 12), using hearing aids (HA’s) and cochlear implant (CI) were included by using purposive sampling technique. Hearing impaired children with other than sensorineural hearing loss and children who didn’t receive early intervention (hearing aids/implants or speech therapy) were excluded from this study. Results: It was found that 97 children with hearing impairment achieved significantly in their test score (80 to 99%) across English, Science, and Mathematics as compared to Urdu and Islamiyat (70 to 79%) after the implementation of intervention strategies. Conclusion: The study conclude that, while children with hearing impairment faced struggle in some areas of academics which includes listening and imitation in subjects like Urdu (structure of words) and Islamiyat (due to Arabic talafuz), their  academic performance in Math, English, and Science is higher with overall achieved percentage between  80 to 99%.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 207-215
Author(s):  
Viktoriya Babalich ◽  
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Tetyana Malenyuk ◽  
Olena Golub ◽  
Alexander Broyakovsʹkyy ◽  
...  

Introduction. This article addresses the issue of improving of children with hearing impairments. Using swimming facilities, we aimed to improve coordination preparedness, as well as swimming skills of hearing impaired children. The hypothesis of the study is to correct deviations in the development of children with hearing impairments, in particular coordination of movements, which can be achieved by developing a program and guidelines for the use of swimming equipment. The purpose of: To scientifically program substantiated correction children coordination of primary school age with hearing impairment by swimming means for full physical development. To solve this goal were used following research methods: theoretical analysis, analysis of pedagogical experience, observation, diagnostic methods (conversation, testing); pedagogical experiment (ascertaining, formative); methods of statistical processing of received information. The study involved children with mild pathologies of the auditory analyzer aged 8-9 years. Results. In the result of research was proved the positive impact of swimming on the coordination correction of children with hearing impairment. Confirmation of positive dynamics is an improvement in the results of test assignments. The greatest increase of indicators was achieved in a test task performed in water (P <0.05). The practical: The implemented program using specially matched solutions and methods that take into specifics of disease positively influenced the formation of coordination preparedness for children with hearing impairments. At the same time use of swimming aids contributed to the mastery of a vital skill for every person - the ability to swim. Key words: hearing impaired children, adaptive swimming, rehabilitation, pathology, physical fitness.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-314
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Fischer

As a pediatrician who is a parent of a profoundly deaf child, I have an unusual perspective of the problems of hearing-impaired children. From personal, nonprofessional contacts with parents of deaf children, it is unfortunately apparent that pediatricians are often unpopular with these parents. This dissatisfaction frequently results from unnecessary, prolonged delays in diagnosis, or from bad advice once the diagnosis of hearing impairment is made. Too often pediatricians have told these parents, "don't worry about your suspicions, I have never had a deaf child in my practice," or "Your child is too young to test, we will do it later."


2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaista Majid

social adaption, long-term relationships, and the development of cognition, emotion and personality in unique and important ways. Children with hearing impairment often have some degree of language and/or speech delay, which is a major factor affecting their social interaction with peers. The present research was aimed at the study of classroom social behavior of hearing impaired children at primary level. The research was descriptive and direct observation method was used to identify the positive and negative social behavior of hearing impaired children exhibited in the classroom and at playground. 50 hearing impaired children including male and female studying in classes I to V of special education centers for children with hearing impairment at Islamabad were selected randomly. A checklist was used to identify the social behavior. The items were developed on the indicators of classroom social behavior of hearing impaired children such as respect of elders, sharing, rebel, aggressive behavior, cooperation, fighting, calm and quiet, follow the instructions, teasing others, and friendly etc.On the basis of research findings it was concluded that most of hearing impaired children respect their elders, remain calm and quite during lesson, do not share their things with other students, do not rebel during lesson. Most of them cooperate with others during group activities, stay away from fighting during group activities, and follow the rules in playing group games. Some of them get angry when other students distract them from their studies, do not tease their friends. The male children immediately become frustrated when they can’t solve a problem and become aggressive (violent) when something goes against their will.It was recommended that creating awareness of classroom social behavior in hearing impaired children can change their behavior positively. Moreover, hearing impaired children should be motivated and encouraged to move in a positive social life.


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