Unilateral Hearing Loss
Until the last 15 or 20 years there has been a significant change in the way unilateral hearing loss has been viewed. Until recently audiologists and ENT’s assumed that a unilateral hearing loss (UHL) did not cause any language or learning problems. We now know that unilateral hearing loss causes significant problems. Cheryl Deconde Johnson…
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Pediatric Audiology Requires a Degree of Competence
I have had three upsetting experiences in the last few weeks about pediatric audiology. All involved incompetence. I will confess right from the start that I am not tolerant of incompetence. If you ask people who have worked with me they will confirm this. When it comes to a child’s future, incompetence seems unacceptable. …
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