Hearing assessment is a method of hearing screening, early detection, early diagnosis, and early intervention for deaf children to achieve the purpose of early hearing and language rehabilitation. And provide information for hearing-impaired infants and young children to solve the problem of choosing the right hearing aid, rehabilitation and education .
The Purpose of Hearing Assessment
1. Through hearing screening, early detection, early diagnosis, and early intervention to achieve early hearing and language rehabilitation.
2. Make a further diagnosis of the degree and nature of hearing loss in the screened children with hearing impairment, and select suitable hearing aids for hearing impaired infants and young children.
3. Provide relevant information for the rehabilitation and education of hearing impaired infants and young children.
The Stage of Hearing Assessment-Hearing Screening and Diagnosis
1. Hearing screening refers to the identification of possible existence from a specific group (usually referring to newborns and infants aged 0-6 years) with a fast and simple method The process of hearing impaired individuals. Personnel who do not have much audiology expertise and skills can also perform hearing screening, and can effectively identify unknown hearing impairments early.The method of hearing screening must meet three conditions:
(1) sensitivity, which can identify individuals with hearing impairment
(2) specificity, which can eliminate individuals with normal hearing
(3) Economical: that is, large-scale screening can be carried out, which is convenient for publicity and easy to be accepted by the public.
Children of different ages have different screening methods. Infants and young children's hearing screening can use high-risk register and wake-up test. Older children can discover children's hearing problems in a timely manner through physical conditions and behavioral performance. The following is the general physical and behavioral performance of hearing-impaired children listed in "Psychology and Education of Special Children".
Physiological aspects: * Often feels pain in the ears; * Earth smells unpleasant odors; * Ears are secreted out of the ears; * Ears buzzing; * External ear canal infections; * Common colds; * Commonly stuffed ears with cotton, etc.; * Breathe by mouth frequently.
Behavioral aspects: * Easy to be distracted in class; * Difficult to make sounds; * Often ask others to repeat; * Unclear voice, lack of change; * Do n’t obey or confuse teachers ’instructions; * Unclear voice and unconscious; * Listening to others often; * Speaking too loud or too small; * It is easier to understand than watching; * When watching TV, the volume is often turned up too much; * Often interrupt others to speak for no reason; * Avoid participating Speaking activities; * Unable to determine the source of the classroom sound; * I often do understand the teacher ’s instructions.
2. Audiologists in audiology diagnosis will conduct an in-depth and comprehensive diagnostic hearing assessment on the screened children with suspected hearing impairment to understand the degree of child loss, The location of the injury, the possible cause, and the development of the child's language, cognition, and sports.
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