Fitting hearing aids in children with severe hearing loss. 1997

J P Brokx, and A F Snik, and A I Pepers-van Lith
Instituut voor Doven, Sint Michielsgestel, The Netherlands.

Because of limited initial data about the hearing loss of children and the difficulties in getting an optimal prescription, every fitting has to incorporate a procedure verifying or validating the final fitting. Fitting hearing aids should be focused on optimal speech recognition, even in children with very severe or profound hearing loss. When the MTS test is used, it is possible to optimize the gain and frequency response that gives the best possible prospects for speech recognition. The abilities for speech perception are a function of the PTA. For a hearing loss exceeding about 110 dB there are hardly any possibilities for adequate speech perception with hearing aids. Also, training on basal sound identification abilities shows no improvements. This is in contrast to hearing aid users with PTA between 90 and 110 dB.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006310 Hearing Aids Wearable sound-amplifying devices that are intended to compensate for impaired hearing. These generic devices include air-conduction hearing aids and bone-conduction hearing aids. (UMDNS, 1999) Ear Molds, Hearing Aid,Aid, Hearing,Aids, Hearing,Hearing Aid
D006312 Hearing Loss, Bilateral Partial hearing loss in both ears. Deafness Bilateral,Bilateral Deafness,Bilateral Hearing Loss,Bilateral Hearing Losses,Bilateral, Deafness,Bilaterals, Deafness,Deafness Bilaterals,Deafness, Bilateral,Loss, Bilateral Hearing
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012720 Severity of Illness Index Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder. Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity
D017755 Prosthesis Fitting The fitting and adjusting of artificial parts of the body. (From Stedman's, 26th ed) Prosthesis Adjustment,Adjustment, Prosthesis,Adjustments, Prosthesis,Fitting, Prosthesis,Fittings, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Adjustments,Prosthesis Fittings

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