Three clinical research projects are described that are relevant to pediatric hearing
loss. The three projects fall into two distinct areas. The first area emphasizes clinical
studies that track developmental outcomes in children with hearing loss; one project
is specific to cochlear implants and the other to hearing aids. The second area addresses
speech perception test development for very young children with hearing loss. Although
these two lines of research are treated as separate areas, they begin to merge as
new behavioral tests become useful in developing protocols for contemporary studies
that address longitudinal follow-up of children with hearing loss.
Key Words
Adaptive behavior - cochlear implants - development - hearing aids - pediatric hearing
loss - speech perception
