Cochlear implantation in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder: an updated systematic review.

Background: The goal of managing auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is to restore the children's ability to discriminate auditory information. Children who are not making sufficient progress in speech comprehension, and speech and language development after receiving adequate auditory re/habilitation and/or acoustic amplification may be candidates for cochlear implantation (CI). Despite the growing number of published literature on CI outcomes in children with ANSD, the current evidence is primarily based on case reports or retrospective chart reviews some of which had a limited number of children.

Caregivers' experience of seeking care for adolescents with sickle cell disease in a tertiary care hospital in Bahrain.

Objective: This study aimed to determine caregivers' perspectives on difficulties encountered while seeking care for adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). It explored the social, emotional, and financial impact of caring for an adolescent with SCD on their caregivers.

Study Design: A mixed-method study in a major tertiary care hospital in Bahrain was conducted between June and August 2019.