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Trial reportJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2026

Language, Speech Production, Functional Performance, and Social Skills of 3-Year-Old Children With Congenital Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Hearing Intervention.

Teresa Y C Ching, Linda Cupples, Vicky Zhang, Sanna Hou, Christopher Flynn, Greg Leigh, Harvey Dillon

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Teresa Y C ChingMacquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1588-5599
Linda CupplesDepartment of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3659-1642
Vicky ZhangNational Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sanna HouNational Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Christopher FlynnNational Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Greg LeighMacquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Harvey DillonDepartment of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7036-7890

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to determine the influence of early fitting of hearing devices to children with congenital unilateral hearing loss (UHL) on language, speech production, functional auditory performance, and social skills at age 3 years.

methodThis is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of hearing device fitting versus no fitting with two parallel groups. Assessments at age 3 years included directly administered standardized tests of speech production and language as well as parent reports on functional performance and social interactions in real life. Analyses were done according to the intention-to-treat principle. A subgroup analysis examined the influence of early language environment. This trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12615000651583).

resultsA total of 109 children who were randomly assigned (

conclusionsThis RCT showed that device fitting had no significant impact on outcomes at age 3 years, but early language input has a strong positive effect on language outcomes. This information will be valuable to parents and clinicians considering whether to provide hearing devices to infants with UHL. Interventions to enhance nurturing talk and improve listening in noise should be explored further.

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Child LanguageHearing AidsHearing Loss, UnilateralSocial SkillsSpeechChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLanguage DevelopmentMaleSpeech Production Measurement

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PMID41616317
PMCPMC12997554

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