18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/05/2012 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Parent Hearing Aid Experiences | Illinois Central | 2
Parent Hearing Aid Experiences
Children born with permanent hearing loss have the opportunity to receive needed services earlier as a result of newborn hearing screening (NHS). Even though the average age of hearing loss diagnosis and hearing aid fitting has decreased as a result of NHS, achieving the benchmark of hearing aid fitting within one month of diagnosis is challenging. Because hearing aid fitting is an important first step to the intervention and management process, and effective ongoing management of the technology is critical for optimal outcomes, a survey was sent to parents to learn about their experiences to better understand the challenges they encountered.
The surveys were distributed through national parent support organizations, Hands & Voices, American Society for Deaf Children, and the Alexander Graham Bell Association, from February through May 2011. Three hundred and fifty surveys were returned. Results will be discussed.
- 1. Understand the challenges parents experience in obtaining hearing aids. 2. Understand the challenges parents experience in managing hearing aid use.
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Presenters/Authors
Karen Munoz
(POC,Primary Presenter), Utah State University, karen.munoz@usu.edu;
Karen Muñoz is department head and professor of audiology at Utah State University in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education. She is also associate director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management. Her research focus is in the area of childhood hearing loss.
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Stephanie Olson
(Co-Presenter), Children's Hospital Colorado, stephanie.olson@childrenscolorado.org;
Stephanie Olson, B.A., is the Family Consultant for the Bill Daniels Center for Children’s Hearing at Children’s Hospital, Colorado. Stephanie has been in this position for 18 years and serves as a liaison between families and the audiology health care system. Previously she worked with families and children from birth to three through the Colorado Home Intervention Program and for Hands and Voices Headquarters.
Stephanie has traveled to Northern China, London, South Africa, Brazil and New Zealand and St. Petersburg, Russia, and FCEI Austria- Family Centered Early Intervention in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022. Stephanie’s passion is to increase the understanding and impact of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the parenting journey and with the professionals who work with those families. Stephanie was identified deaf/hard of hearing at the age of three and brings a variety of perspectives into her work and presentations.
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Karianne Barwick
(Co-Presenter), Utah State University, kbarwick8@gmail.com;
Karianne Barwick is a graduate student in the doctor of audiology program at Utah State University. She is also completing the Listening and Spoken Language emphasis in pediatric audiology.
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Kristina Blaiser
(Co-Presenter), Idaho State University, Kristina.Blaiser@isu.edu;
Kristina Blaiser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is
a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and directs the HATCH (Helping Adults Talk to Children) Lab at Idaho State University. Dr. Blaiser has extensive experience leading early childhood education programs and evaluating the outcomes of children who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. Her research interests include program evaluation and graduate training related to assessment and early intervention practices of children who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing. Dr. Blaiser’s recent work has focused on using telehealth to support families in early intervention. Kristina is the Coordinator for ASHA SIG 9: Hearing Loss and Hearing Disorders in Childhood.
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