17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Central Auditory Development and Language Outcomes in Children with Hearing Loss Receiving In-Person vs. Telemedicine Therapy Services: Preliminary Findings
Central Auditory Development and Language Outcomes in Children with Hearing Loss Receiving In-Person vs. Telemedicine Therapy Services: Preliminary Findings
The goal of the NIH-funded Therapy After Cochlear Implants Using Telemedicine (TACIT) study is to compare and contrast the ways in which children with cochlear implants or hearing aids benefit from therapy when the treatment is provided via telemedicine technology or in person. While most speech therapies have typically been delivered in person, many patients live in rural areas and do not have access to therapy services. Therapy over the internet is also becoming more and more common in the field of medicine. Here, we present preliminary case study data from several children with hearing loss enrolled in the study. We describe behavioral and electrophysiological outcomes before and 6 months after therapy services using assessments of speech perception, speech production, and vocabulary and using the neurophysiological P1 cortical auditory evoked potential (P1 CAEP) biomarker. Results from this study may expand rehabilitation options and delivery to pediatric patients with hearing loss receiving audiological intervention. In addition, results from this study may lead to the development of neurophysiological biomarkers to objectively assess the impacts of auditory rehabilitation on neurodevelopment of the central auditory pathways.
- Participants will be able to verbalize the candidacy criteria and goals for the TACIT study.
- Participants will be able to describe the potential value of telemedicine to the field of audiology.
- Participants will be able to describe what the P1 cortical auditory evoked potential is and how it can be used as an outcome measure in children receiving audiological intervention with hearing aids or cochlear implants.
Presentation:
15805_7988HannahGlick.pdf
Handouts:
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Transcripts:
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Presenters/Authors
Arlene Stredler-Brown
(), Colorado EHDI, astredlerbrown@coehdi.org;
Arlene Stredler-Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP provides consultation and technical assistance to programs working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States and internationally. She has graduate degrees in Speech/Language Pathology, Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and a doctoral degree in Special Education. Her recent research focuses on telehealth and the use of coaching strategies in the delivery of family-centered early intervention. Having worked many years in program administration and policy development, Dr. Stredler-Brown brings this skill set to her role as Director of the Colorado Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program. Common themes guiding her work are: inclusiveness, collaboration, evidence-based practice and a commitment to infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Hannah Glick
(), University of Colorado Boulder, hannah.glick@colorado.edu;
Hannah is a licensed audiologist and combined Ph.D. candidate in Speech, Langauge, & Hearing Science; Behavioral Neuroscience; and Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU-Boulder). She is the laboratory of the Brain & Behavior Laboratory under principal investigation of Dr. Anu Sharma at CU-Boulder. With a broad interest in hearing loss-related brain changes across the age spectrum, she hopes to combine her clinical and research skills in the changing landscape of audiology and neuroscience. Her special interests include brain changes in age-related hearing loss, cross-modal cortical plasticity, and cochlear implants.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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Receives Grants for Employment,Other activities from Hearing Industry Research Consortium.
Receives Grants for Employment,Other activities from Hearing Industry Research Consortium.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Anu Sharma
(), University of Colorado Boulder, anu.sharma@colorado.edu;
Dr. Anu Sharma is professor in the Dept. of Speech Language and Hearing Science, a fellow at the Institute for Cognitive Science and Center for Neuroscience at University of Colorado at Boulder and adjunct professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Audiology at the University of Colorado at Denver Medical School. Her research is focused on examining brain plasticity in children and adults with hearing loss who receive intervention with hearing aids and cochlear implants. Her research has been funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health since 2001
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Receives Grants for Other activities from Hearing Industry Research Consortium.
Receives Grants for Other activities from Hearing Industry Research Consortium.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.