Judith E. C. Lieu|Nancy Tye?Murray|Qiang Fu
Longitudinal study of children with unilateral hearing loss
Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis|Saint Louis University
children unilateral hearing loss uhl found lower language scores increased rate speech therapy grade failures needing individualized education plans ieps objective study determine whether language skills educational performance improved worsened time cohort children uhlprospective longitudinal cohort studyfortysix children permanent uhl ages 6 12 years studied using standardized cognitive achievement language testing yearly intervals 3 years using standardized test scores allowed implicit comparison norms established national crosssectional samples secondary outcomes included behavioral issues ieps receipt speech therapy teacher report problems school analysis utilized repeated measures analysis variance multilevel random regression modelingseveral cognitive language mean standardized scores increased time possible predictors increase time included higher baseline cognitive levels receipt interventions iep however standardized achievement scores indicators school performance show concomitant improvements rates ieps remained 50 throughout rates speech therapy consistently 20children uhl demonstrated improvement oral language verbal intelligence quota scores time improvements school performance parents teachers reported persistent behavioral problems academic weaknesses areas concern 25 provision ieps children uhl acknowledging uhl hearing disability may effective intervention improve language skills time