Eyes Open, Ears On: The Importance of Full-Time Use of Hearing Technology for Children with Hearing Loss

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Children with hearing loss must have full-time access to speech and environmental sounds to optimize their listening and spoken language development. This session will summarize the research that examines hearing technology wear time in children and its effect on outcomes. Tips for optimizing wear time will be provided.

During this session participants will:

Describe research that explores typical hearing technology wear time for children with hearing loss.
Describe factors that influence hearing technology wear time for children with hearing loss.
Describe the effect of hearing technology wear time on outcomes and brain development.

Contributors

Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A
Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A, is the Chief Audiology and Research Officer at the Hearts for Hearing in Oklahoma City, OK. He also is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma and Salus University.

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Contributors

Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A