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Improving Outcomes for Children At-Risk for Hearing Loss

Daney, Samantha
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470233353

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2016, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Speech Language Pathology.
Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit, and constitutes a public health concern globally (World Health Organization [WHO], 2013a). These two small-scale studies examine hearing loss prevention and intervention for children living in an orphanage in a developing nation and fourth grade students attending an elementary school in the United States. The growing prevalence of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) among children is an increasingly serious and growing concern in public health due to the negative impact of untreated hearing loss on communication, social interaction, education and quality of life (ASHA, 2015b). The purpose of this thesis is to share data, explore hearing loss identification and prevention and suggest ways in which professionals can raise awareness and develop programming to support children around the world and reduce NIHL. The development and implementation of hearing conservation programs, the necessity of advocating for policy change, and improved collaboration among professionals is addressed.
Lori Pakulski (Committee Chair)
Emily Diehm (Committee Member)
Jennifer Glassman (Committee Member)
70 p.
Audiology; Health; Health Care; Health Education; Speech Therapy
noise induced hearing loss; hearing loss; hearing loss prevention; global hearing loss; childhood hearing loss

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  • Daney, S. (2016). Improving Outcomes for Children At-Risk for Hearing Loss [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470233353

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Daney, Samantha. Improving Outcomes for Children At-Risk for Hearing Loss. 2016. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470233353.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Daney, Samantha. "Improving Outcomes for Children At-Risk for Hearing Loss." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470233353

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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