Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis by Yu Wang, Yang Xie, Minghao Wang, Mengdan Zhao, Rui Gong, Ying Xin, Jia Ke, Ke Zhang, Shaoxing Zhang, Chen Du, Qingchuan Duan, Fang Wang, Tao Pan, Furong Ma, Xiangyang Hu, Jing Ni

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Development of a Low Cost Assistive Listening System for Hearing-Impaired Student Classroom by Setha Pan-ngum, Tharapong Soonrach, Sangvorn Seesutas, Anukool Noymai, Pasin Israsena

“…The results also show that wearing an ALS clearly improves hearing of hearing-impaired students. Long-term usage by school children will be monitored to evaluate the system robustness and durability.…”
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How to Develop Parent-child Family Rehabilitation for Deaf Babies by Guihua LIANG

“…The sensitivity, confidence and alarm points of the parents to children were increased. The hearing sensitivity of babies got much better since their response to the sound of low-mid frequency instrument and human voice was increasingly sensitive.Conclusion:Effective training of parent-child family rehabilitation for deaf babies, which could provide efficient technical support for the parents, and shorten the recovery time of babies.…”
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Identification of TMPRSS3 as a Significant Contributor to Autosomal Recessive Hearing Loss in the Chinese Population by Xue Gao, Sha-Sha Huang, Yong-Yi Yuan, Jin-Cao Xu, Ping Gu, Dan Bai, Dong-Yang Kang, Ming-Yu Han, Guo-Jian Wang, Mei-Guang Zhang, Jia Li, Pu Dai

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Evaluation of physical fitness parameters of hearing impaired adolescents who are active and non-active in sports by A. Uludag, Erkan Calıskan, Ozge Caglar, Tulin Sepetcı

“…As result of statistical analyses stature resting heart rate, flexibility, standing long jump, 20 m sprint,reaction time, hand grip strength, back and leg strength, sit-ups, vertical jump, and percent body fat values werefound significantly different between the active and non-active hearing impaired groups (p lt;0.05). Consequently ithas been revealed that participating the sport would positively influence the physical development, physicalfitness and body composition characteristics of hearing impaired childrens.…”
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The Importance of Detailed Audio-Vestibular Monitoring in Familial Non-Syndromic Hearing Losses: A Longitudinal Study by Burak Kabiş, Nuriye Yıldırım Gökay

“…A total of 11 volunteers were included: the mother, father, and three children from the first family; and the mother-father and four children from the second family. …”
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(Mis-)Recognition of the Socially Accepted Role in Communicative Rituals: A Study of Adolescents with Hearing Loss in School Life by Kim Sune Jepsen, Steen Bengtsson, Inge Kryger Pedersen

“…Standardised medical treatments for children with hearing loss often provide good individual auditory–oral skills, but some research reports more widespread psychosocial difficulties. …”
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Resolution of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a pediatric patient with a severe phenotype of Muckle-Wells syndrome treated with Anakinra: a case report and review of the l... by Cinzia Marchica, Faisal Zawawi, Dania Basodan, Rosie Scuccimarri, Sam J. Daniel

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Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct and Associated Inner Ear Malformations: Hearing Loss Prognostic Factors and Data Modeling from an International Cohort by Haroon S. Saeed, Martin Fergie, Kristianna Mey, Niels West, Per Caye-Thomasen, Robert Nash, Shakeel R. Saeed, Stavros M. Stivaros, Graeme Black, Iain A. Bruce

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The Effectiveness and Cost Analysis of a Pilot Newborn Hearing Screening Program at a Hospital in a Low- to Middle-Income Country by Pariya Lertbussarakam, Pittayapon Pitathawatchai

“…Also, 28.3% and 12.9% lost-to-follow-up rates were observed in the secondscreening and diagnostic assessment stages, respectively. Ten children were confirmed as having permanent hearing loss, with a prevalence of 1.3%. …”
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Effect of General Anesthesia on Auditory Brainstem Response Testing by Ogulcan GUNDOGDU, Handan YAMAN, Pelin KARAASLAN, Mustafa Bulent SERBETCIOGLU

“…Methods: The anesthesia group consisted of 42 (mean age 44.5+-20.3 months) children, and the control group included 58 children (36.1+-16.1 months). …”
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User Experiences from L2 Children Using a Speech Learning Application: Implications for Developing Speech Training Applications for Children by Maria Uther, Anna-Riikka Smolander, Katja Junttila, Mikko Kurimo, Reima Karhila, Seppo Enarvi, Sari Ylinen

“…They found that assessment of their speech is useful although they did not necessarily enjoy hearing their own voices. The results are discussed in terms of the implications for user interface (UI) design in speech learning applications for children.…”
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Vocal Emotion Perception in Children Using Cochlear Implant by Puttaraju Sahana, Puttabasappa Manjula

“…This study aims to explore vocal emotion perception in children using CI and bimodal hearing devices and compare them with their normal hearing (NH) peers. …”
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Postnatal cytomegalovirus infection and its effect on hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants aged 3-10 months: A cohort study in Eastern Uganda. by Noela Regina Akwi Okalany, David Mukunya, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Martin Chebet, Francis Okello, Andrew D Weeks, Fred Bisso, Thorkild Tylleskär, Kathy Burgoine, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Hearing impairment and neurodevelopmental disorders pose a significant global health burden in children. …”
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Hear me out: an audit of paediatric ventilation tube surgery wait times in patients with recurrent acute otitis media and/or otitis media with effusion at Christchurch Hospital by Analise Yunzhen Wang

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Red Flags Associated With Knowledge Of Speech And Language Disorders Among Special Educators by Syed Tariq Shah, Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain

“…The sample educators included both genders, dealing with children with intellectual and hearing impairment. …”
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Children with HIV: A scoping review of auditory processing skills. by Gouwa Dawood, Daleen Klop, Elrietha Olivier, Haley Elliott, Mershen Pillay

“…Although studies in paediatrics are limited, research suggests that HIV-infected children display poorer auditory processing skills than uninfected children.…”
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Adult validation of a self-administered tablet audiometer by Mark Bastianelli, Amy E. Mark, Arran McAfee, David Schramm, Renée Lefrançois, Matthew Bromwich

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Health profile assessment of school children of Jodhpur District of Rajasthan by Shazia Shafi, Pankaja Raghav, K H Naveen, Yachana Chowdhary, Ashish Pundhir

“…Background: The health and nutritional status of young children is an index of national investment within the development of its future manpower. …”
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