Auditory Processing Disorders in Children: What Does It Mean?
... --> Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a complex problem. The term is used by many people, in very different ways. There is research underway to help understand this disorder. There also is researc...

Usher Syndrome
... Usher syndrome is the most common condition that involves both hearing and vision problems. A syndrome is a disease or disorder that has more than one feature or symptom. The major symptoms of Usher s...

Usher Syndrome: New Insights Lead to Earlier Treatment
... Children with an inherited hearing and vision disorder known as Usher syndrome can now benefit from better treatment options, thanks to a recent scientific discovery of a method to identify this disor...

Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
... The earlier that deafness or hearing loss is identified, the better the chances a child will acquire language, whether spoken or signed. A hearing screening can be an important indicator of deafness o...

Hearing, Speech, and Language Problems in Children (Silence Isn''t Always Golden)
... Some babies are born with hearing problems. Other children are born with normal hearing and begin to have hearing problems as they grow older. You can help your child's doctor to decide if your ch...

Newborn Hearing Screening: Has Your Baby''s Hearing Been Screened?
... Your baby should have a hearing screening within the first month of life. If hearing loss is suspected, make sure a hearing expert, called an audiologist (aw-dee-AH-luh-jist) tests your baby's hea...

What to Do if Your Baby’s Screening Reveals a Possible Hearing Problem
... A follow-up examination with an audiologist can help in many ways. Audiologists can identify the kind of hearing loss a child has and sometimes the cause. The audiologist also may recommend further me...

How Medical and Other Health Professionals Can Help Increase the Number of Infants Who Return for a Follow-up Evaluation
... Each year, approximately 12,000 babies are born with hearing loss in the United States. If hearing loss is discovered during the "critical period" for children to develop their speech and language ski...

Usher syndrome
... Usher syndrome is characterized by hearing loss or deafness and progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP). RP is a condition that affects the retina (the part of the eye that detects li...

Nonsyndromic deafness
... Nonsyndromic deafness is hearing loss that is not associated with other signs and symptoms. In contrast, syndromic deafness includes forms of hearing loss that are part of genetic syndromes. Syndromic...