Emotional and behaviour difficulties in teenagers with permanent childhood hearing loss

It is known that during the middle childhood years those with permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) are at increased risk of showing emotional and behaviour difficulties (EBD). It has yet to be established whether this risk continues into the late teenage years. There is a paucity of longitudinal studies on the association between PCHL and EBD.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - July 25, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jim Stevenson, Hannah Pimperton, Jana Kreppner, Sarah Worsfold, Emmanouela Terlektsi, Colin Kennedy Source Type: research