Examination of reading outcomes relative to speech intelligibility index in children with hearing loss: implications for pediatric cochlear implant candidacy
Background: Limited access of oral language caused by hearing loss poses a risk for the development of reading problems. A functional overlap in outcomes between children fit with hearing aids (HAs) and children provided with cochlear implants (CIs) results in a gray area in pediatric CI candidacy c...
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University of Iowa
2014
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4614 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5130&context=etd |