2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/07/2023 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Unilateral is not Uniform | DECC 201/202
Unilateral is not Uniform
Since the implementation of universal newborn hearing screening, the number of very young children diagnosed with hearing loss in just one ear has dramatically increased. However, the etiology, technology needs, and therapy requirements of each child can vary. In this session, five unique profiles of unilateral hearing loss will be discussed. Each profile is based on the etiology of hearing loss and will include a description of the amplification and habilitation for listening and spoken language that Sunshine Cottage School Parent Infant Program has adopted. Case studies of each profile will also be presented.
- Participants will be able to categorize unilateral hearing loss based on the five profiles presented.
- Participants will be able to identify unique aspects of each profile of unilateral hearing loss and how they impact amplification and therapeutic needs.
- Participants will be able to develop amplification and intervention plans for very young children with unilateral hearing loss based on the profiles presented.
Presentation:
3420032_15511MelissaJensen.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3420032_15511MelissaJensen.docx
Presenters/Authors
Ana Sei
(), Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, asei@sunshinecottage.org;
Ana Laura Sei graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies; specializing in Bilingual Education. Growing up bilingual in a border town, she felt the necessity to maintain children’s native language and use it as an educational tool to foster second language acquisition. Shortly after earning her Bachelor’s degree, she pursued her Master’s Degree in Deaf Education and Hearing Sciences from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, graduating in May 2012. She has been a part of Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children since August 2010, where she has worked as a graduate assistant, teacher assistant, and now serves families as a Parent Infant Advisor.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Logan Horner
(), Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, lhorner@sunshinecottage.org;
Dr. Horner received both a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences and Doctor of Audiology degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She has been working with the families at Sunshine Cottage since 2008, first as an intern and then as a full-time pediatric audiologist. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and American Academy of Audiology.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Sunshine cottage .
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Financial relationship with Sunshine cottage.
Nature: Rmployee.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Melissa Jensen
(), Presbyterian Ear Institute, melissa.stone.jensen@gmail.com;
Melissa Jensen, EdD CED LSLS Cert. AV Ed. is a Deaf Educator and currently serves as the Director of Early Learning at Presbyterian Ear Institute. She received her undergraduate degree in Deaf Education, her Master’s Degree in Early Intervention in Deaf Education and her Doctorate in Education, all from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, MO. She is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator (LSLS Cert. AVEd), a credentialed Early Intervention Specialist (Developmental Therapist, Hearing), and a certified Teacher of the Deaf in Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. She is also the parent of an adult daughter with bilateral cochlear implants.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Financial relationship with Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children.
Nature: All speakers are employed at Sunshine Cottage and draw the information and data from the caseloads at the school.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.