Examining The Impact of Device Type and Rural Health Grant Status on The Functional Listening Evaluation in Children who are and are not Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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2025-05-19
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether functional listening skills are different across children with typical hearing, cochlear implants and hearing aids, and based on whether the child lives in an area that qualifies for a rural health grant. The study consisted of 63 children, using data collected as part of a larger longitudinal study (the Early Language and Literacy Acquisition Study). The data analyzed was Functional Listening Evaluation (FLE) scores, a quantitative measurement tool that assesses listening in both quiet and noisy environments that mirror functional listening. A mixed model analysis determined that hearing status was a significant factor in functional listening performance, with typical hearing children outperforming both cochlear implant children and hearing aid users, most dramatically in noise (F(2, 57.780) =15.456, p < .001). Though there was no significant effect of time, location, or interaction effect between hearing group and location, trends demonstrate that research needs to be continued to support children with cochlear implants, both in noisy environments and in rural areas.
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Communication Sciences and Disorders