More children with single-sided deafness (SSD) are receiving cochlear implants (CIs) due to
the expansion of CI indications. This unique group of pediatric patients has different needs …

Purpose Listening-related fatigue is an understudied construct that may contribute to the
auditory, educational, and psychosocial problems experienced by children with unilateral …

Objective The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require population-
based data on children with disabilities to inform global policies and intervention programs …

Objectives:“Minimal” and “mild” hearing loss are the most common but least understood
forms of hearing loss in children. Children with better ear hearing level as low as 30 dB HL …

There is an increasing global recognition of the negative impact of hearing loss, and its
association to many chronic health conditions. The deficits and disabilities associated with …

Purpose The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the outcome and critical
age of cochlear implantation in congenital single-sided deafness (SSD). Methods 11 …

Individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD) have no access to binaural hearing, which
limits their ability to localize sounds and understand speech in noisy environments. In …

Asymmetric hearing has been the focus of many studies on brain plasticity in the past.
Recently, the topic has gained clinical importance in cases with sequential cochlear …

Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the most common fetal viral infection and
contributes to about 25% of childhood hearing loss by the age of 4 years. It is the leading …

Neuroplasticity following bilateral deafness and auditory restoration has been repeatedly
investigated. In clinical practice, however, a significant number of patients present a severe …