Protocol for the provision of amplification within the Ontario infant hearing program.

This document describes the protocol for the provision of amplification to infants and preschool children registered with the Ontario infant hearing program (OIHP) in Canada. The provision of amplification includes the prescription and dispensing of hearing instruments to infants and preschool children identified with permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) in the province of Ontario. The first section deals with the structure and processes of the program, while the second section specifies the clinical procedures that are applied in providing hearing instruments to infants and young children with hearing impairment.

Evaluation of equivalency in two recordings of monosyllabic words.

Thirty "new" lists of monosyllabic words were created at the University of Melbourne and recorded by Australian and American English speakers. These new lists and the ten original CNC lists (Peterson and Lehiste, 1962) were used during the feasibility study of the Nucleus Research Platform 8 Cochlear Implant System (Holden et al, 2004). Performance was similar across original and new lists for six implanted Australian subjects; for four implanted U.

Newborn hearing screening programs: overview.

Implementation of systematic programs for early identification of hearing impairment in the newborn and infant is increasing in Canada and worldwide. This article outlines the rationale for these programs, methods of screening, audiologic assessment and intervention, program outcomes and the crucial role of physicians. Sources of high-quality, current evidence on key aspects of these programs are identified.