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. 2020 Jan 3;25(1):55-67.
doi: 10.1093/deafed/enz032.

Effects of an Intervention Designed to Increase Toddlers' Hearing Aid Use

Sophie E Ambrose  1 , Margo Appenzeller  1 , Sarah Al-Salim  1 , Ann P Kaiser  2
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Effects of an Intervention Designed to Increase Toddlers' Hearing Aid Use

Sophie E Ambrose et al. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. .

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Ears On, an intervention designed to increase toddlers' use of hearing devices. A single-case, multiple-baseline design across participants was used with three parent-child dyads who demonstrated low hearing aid use despite enrollment in traditional early intervention services. Data logging technology was used to objectively measure hearing aid use. A functional relationship was identified between participation in the intervention and the number of hours children utilized their hearing aids. Two dyads met the criterion set for completing the intervention: an average of 8 hr of daily hearing aid use. One dyad did not reach this criterion but did meet the parent's goal of full-time use in the child's educational setting. For all dyads, increases in use were maintained 1 month after completion of the intervention. Findings support use of this short-term, intensive, individualized intervention to improve hearing aid use for toddlers with hearing loss.

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Figure 1
Average hours of daily hearing aid use for each dyad across conditions. Asterisk indicates missing data.
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Scores on the knowledge, confidence, and action sections on the SPISE-R at the preintervention and postintervention assessment for each dyad.
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