Dichotic listening deficits in children with hearing loss.

Purpose: This correlational study compared dichotic listening among children with significant hearing loss to typically developing children and children clinically assessed for auditory processing disorder.

Method: Recorded versions of two dichotic tests were delivered under earphones or in the sound field for children using amplification. Individual ear scores and interaural asymmetry were compared to normative data.

A preliminary study on speech recognition in noise training for children with hearing loss.

Purpose: The current study is a preliminary study to examine whether children with hearing loss would benefit from a speech recognition in noise training.

Methods: Twenty-five children who wore hearing aids, cochlear implants, or bimodal devices from 4 to 12 years old participated in the study (experimental, n = 16; control, n = 9). The experimental group received a speech-in-noise training that took sixteen 15-min sessions spanning 8 to 12 weeks.