2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/15/2022 | 3:15 PM - 3:40 PM | Breaking down the barriers: Proven innovations and new research to improve outcomes for young children with unilateral hearing loss and asymmetric hearing loss. | Room 7
Breaking down the barriers: Proven innovations and new research to improve outcomes for young children with unilateral hearing loss and asymmetric hearing loss.
It is well documented that children with single-sided deafness (SSD) are at risk for language and cognitive delays, difficulty in school, behavioral challenges, and a reduced quality of life. Auditory re-routing devices are not appropriate for very young children, leaving them as unilateral listeners with limited intervention before the elementary school years. In 2019, the FDA approved the MED-EL cochlear implant (CI) as a treatment option for children five and above with SSD and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL). CIs and innovative bone conduction solutions are now widely available to benefit children with SSD and AHL. New (re)habilitation approaches may need to be implemented to develop the auditory and communication skills of this unique population.
During this presentation, attendees will learn about the expanded portfolio of options and technology available to benefit children with SSD and AHL. Novel pediatric clinical trial research conducted at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC) will be discussed. Specific data regarding the impacts of SSD on infants and toddlers, the impact of SSD on auditory skills as compared to children with typical bilateral hearing, and data reflecting the outcomes of children with SSD who receive a CI prior to the age of 5 will be highlighted. Auditory-based therapy approaches, and recommendations designed to specifically support the improvement of listening skills for children with SSD and AHL will be reviewed.
Finally, parents of young children with SSD and AHL will share their personal experiences regarding the impact of hearing loss. Testimonials will focus on the impact of their child’s hearing loss prior to receiving intervention and the benefits following implantation and intervention.
- 3) Following this presentation, participants will be able to differentiate three audiological treatment options available for children with single-sided deafness (SSD) and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL).
- 2) Following this presentation, participants will be able to confidently describe the benefits of audiological intervention for children with SSD and AHL with the families they serve and collaborative professional partners.
- 3) Following this presentation, participants will be able to implement auditory-based strategies specifically designed to improve communication abilities for children with UHL and AHL.
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Presenters/Authors
Taylor Sands
(Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter), MED-EL Corporation , taylor.sands@medel.com;
Taylor Sands is a Speech-Language Pathologist and LSLS Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator (LSLS Cert. AVEd) with over 10 years of experience teaching children and adults with hearing loss learning listening and spoken language. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication from North Carolina State University in 2003 and her Master’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences in 2005 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Taylor is currently a Consumer Outreach Manager in the Southeast Region for the MED-EL Corporation. In this role, she provides support and outreach services for cochlear implant clinics, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, educators, MED-EL recipients, and CI candidates. Prior to joining MED-EL in 2013, she was an SLP at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Jacksonville, FL (2007-2013) and Pediatric Speech-Language Services, Inc. in Greensboro, NC (2005-2007).
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Hannah Eskridge
(Co-Presenter), University of North Carolina, hannah.eskridge@unchealth.unc.edu;
Hannah Eskridge, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the Clinical Director of the Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC. She has been working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families for over 20 years. Her primary interests are increasing access to hearing healthcare for children and the use of strengths based coaching with both professionals and parents in the areas of listening and spoken language development.
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Lisa Park
(Co-Presenter), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, lisa_park@med.unc.edu;
Dr. Park is a research audiologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her AuD from the University of Florida and her master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Her clinical research focuses on expanding cochlear implant indications for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. She investigates optimal programming for children who are considered non-traditional pediatric cochlear implant recipients, and associated outcomes on measures of speech perception, spatial hearing, and quality of life.
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Sandra Hancock
(Co-Presenter), Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC, Sandra.Hancock@unchealth.unc.edu;
Sandra Hancock, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, began working at the Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC in August 2004. Prior to that she spent 4 years at the Weingarten Children’s Center in California, and she provided speech therapy in public schools for 2 years before earning her Master’s Degree. Sandra conducts LSLS parent sessions, in-clinic and through teletherapy. Sandra also conducts speech-language evaluations for the cochlear implant team, participates in research, supervises graduate students, and provides mentoring for professional interns.
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