Children with Hearing Loss in Hawai`i: Early and Late Identified (Session #8) 2006 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference Washington, D.C. February 3, 2006 Beppie J. Shapiro, Ph.D. and Nicolette K. Battad, M.A. Center on Disability Studies, College of Education, University of Hawai`i

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Presentation Outline  Description of Study  Preliminary data  Discussion

Hawai`i Follow-Up Study of Children with Congenital Hearing Loss  Born  Permanent congenital hearing loss  Lived continuously in Hawai`i  Co-occurring disabilities do not preclude assessment Study Eligibility:

Recruitment: Goal to recruit 187 children!

Current Study Status  Recruitment ended Dec  48 eligible children enrolled  Information from 343 providers obtained  Majority of data entered in database

Child Demographics-Birth Yr  20 females, 28 males  Median age upon study entry 6.9 years (range )

Child Demographics- Ethnicity

Family Demographics-Mother’s Info  Median age of mother at birth of child 31 yrs. (range 16-44) Mother’s EducationMother’s Age at Birth

Family Demographics- Income  Range %  Hawaii’s 2004 FPL for Family Size of 4 = $21,680/yr

Parent Report: How Was Loss Identified?  Mean age of identification reported by parent was 21 months (range mo) At Birth 15% At Older Age by Professional- 45% NHS 33%

Newborn Hearing Screening by Birth Year  Total of 29 children screened thru NBHS  88% children were referred from NBHS for further evaluation

Age at 1 st Identification  Median Age 1 st Identified = 12 months Age (months) by which child was identified (not cumulative) # of Children

Age at 1 st Intervention # of Children Age (months) by which service initiated (not cumulative)

Educational Data  50% of Children enrolled in Special Education (SPED)  4.6 years =Average age of enrollment

Communication  83% Communicate primarily in spoken English;  16% Mixed; 4% ASL

Amplification  58% use hearing aids; 3 (6%) cochlear implants  83% Communicate primarily in spoken English; (16% Mixed; 4% ASL)

Child Development  38% of parents reported child had other developmental delays (cognitive, fine motor, gross motor)

Reference List For more information on efficacy of NBHS protocols, see Johnson, Jean, White, Karl, Widen, Judith, Gravel, Judith et al, A Multicenter Evaluation of How Many Infants with Permanent Hearing Loss Pass a Two-Stage Otoacoustic Emissions/Automated Auditory Brainstem Response Newborn Hearing Screening Protocol. Pediatrics 116:3, Additional information on EHDI in Hawai`i and other states may be found at:

Discussion Beppie Nicolette