| Autor: |
Douniadakis, Dimitrios E., Kalli, Kyriaki I., Psarommatis, Ioannis M., Tsakanikos, Michael D., Apostolopoulos, Nikolaos K. |
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Scandinavian Audiology; Supplement 52, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p204-205, 2p, 1 Chart |
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Infants’ first attempts to communicate with their environment begin shortly after birth. However, real words appear by age of 12–15 months. Any delay in expressing their needs verbally beyond this age is defined as speech delay and may be associated with a variety of pathological conditions. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of hearing impairment in those children presented with speech delay. Ninety-one speech-delayed children were audiologically assessed between March 1993 and March 1995. In 25 out of 91 children (27.4%) a moderate to severe hearing loss was detected, either sensorineural or conductive. The increased incidence of hearing impairment found in this group mandates a thorough hearing evaluation for any case of speech-language delay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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