Development and Evaluation of a Blog about Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate and Hearing.

 Cleft lip and cleft palate can result in impairments in communication, specifically in hearing, making the use of technological resources such as blogs a fundamental guideline for health professionals.  The aim of this study was to prepare and analyze the access to a blog about cleft lip and cleft palate and hearing as a pedagogical tool for health professionals.  The first stage for the development of the blog was the selection of the content that would be addressed and the respective illustrations.

Profile of patients with cleft palate fitted with hearing AIDS.

Unlabelled: Cleft palates cause alterations in palate and lip structures, and it may also cause hearing loss because of recurrent otitis media. The appropriate treatment is controversial. It may include the prescription of antibiotics and insertion of a ventilation tube, or even otorhinolaryngological and audiological assistance, and hearing rehabilitation, with the use of an individual sound amplifier aid (ISAA).