News tagged with hearing children
Sanofi gets expanded meningitis vaccine approval
(AP) -- Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi-Aventis, said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved the company's bacterial meningitis vaccine Menactra for children between the ages of 9 months and 23 months.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Newborn hearing screenings do not appear to identify all children at risk for hearing loss
Although universal newborn hearing screening programs appear to identify children with hearing loss at a younger age, nearly one-third of pediatric cochlear implant recipients pass newborn screening only to be diagnosed later ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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What songbirds can teach us about the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Sarah Woolley does research on males who mate for life and help out around the home. If you asked where these creatures can be found, she might direct your attention outdoors.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Bone-anchored hearing aids appear beneficial for hearing-impaired children
Bone-anchored hearing aids appear helpful in improving hearing and quality of life in children with hearing loss in one or both ears, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Research reveals deaf adults see better than hearing people
Adults born deaf react more quickly to objects at the edge of their visual field than hearing people, according to groundbreaking new research by the University of Sheffield.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Study finds race, ethnicity impact access to care for children with frequent ear infections
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ear infections are one of the most common health problems for children, with most kids experiencing at least one by their third birthday. Annual costs in the United States alone are in the billions of dollars.
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Newborn hearing screening linked with improved developmental outcomes for hearing impaired children
Children with permanent hearing impairment who received hearing screening as newborns had better general and language developmental outcomes and quality of life at ages 3 to 5 years compared to newborns who received hearing ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Early evaluation and intervention critical for vaccinated children with hearing loss from meningitis
Despite widespread use of pneumococcal vaccination, some children still develop deafness following pneumococcal meningitis, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. Based ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Fireworks can cause hearing loss in children
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the Fourth of July approaches, parents should remember that fireworks could cause permanent hearing loss in children, says a Purdue expert.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Kids with hearing loss in one ear fall behind in language skills
By the time they reach school age, one in 20 children have hearing loss in one ear. That can raise significant hurdles for these children, say the results of a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
May 04, 2010 |
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For children with hearing loss: The earlier the better for cochlear implants
Receiving a cochlear implant before 18 months of age dramatically improves a deaf child's ability to hear, understand and, eventually, speak, according to a multicenter study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins.
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Bone-anchored hearing aids help youth with single-sided deafness
Surgically implanted hearing aids anchored to the skull bone appear to be a durable treatment option that noticeably improves hearing among children with deafness in one ear, according to a report in the February issue of ...
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Pair of Bionic Ears Helps to Distinguish Left from Right
Can a pair of bionic ears benefit a hearing-impaired child? Cynthia Zettler, a postdoctoral fellow in Ruth Litovsky's laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison thinks so.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 15, 2009 |
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Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants
(AP) -- Wisconsin could become the first state requiring private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing problems. The state Legislature passed a bill Thursday requiring private health ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Cochlear Implants Offer Kids A Gift Beyond Hearing
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, hearing scientists have known that cochlear implants improve the communication of children who receive them. What they didn’t know was whether the children and their parents perceived ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
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