Minimal hearing loss hinders academics
Rehab Regs, December 9, 2004
An unidentified minimal hearing loss is a significant factor in the psychosocial and educational progress of young children, according to multiple research studies conducted at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Investigators found that children with a hearing loss in one ear were ten times more likely to suffer academic difficulties than their normal hearing peers, according to a press release from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Researchers also found that one-third of the children examined repeated grades or required resource assistance in school. A minimal hearing loss can be in only one ear, both ears, or can be the inability to hear high-pitched sounds. Children with this type of hearing loss are able to hear many sounds in their environments, but often miss soft sounds or those of a particular frequency range, reported ASHA.
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