Publications
Sedey, A. L., Wiggin, M., Chang, H., & Yoshinaga-Itano, C. (2023). Unilateral hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.ÌýIn C. Yoshinaga-Itano (Ed.), Fast Facts: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (pp. 157-173). Oxford, UK: S. Karger Publishers
Harris, A. B., Seeliger, E. Hess, C.,ÌýSedey, A. L., Kristensen, K.,ÌýLee, Y., &ÌýChung, W. (2022).ÌýEarly Identification of Hearing Loss and Language Development at 32 Months of Age. Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine,Ìý3, 8.Ìý
Wiggin, M., Sedey, A. L.,ÌýYoshinaga-Itano, C., Mason, C. A.,ÌýGaffney, M., & Chung, W.Ìý(2021).ÌýFrequency of Early Intervention Sessions and Vocabulary Skills in Children with Hearing Loss. Journal of ClinicalÌýMedicine,Ìý10, 5025.
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This longitudinal study of 124 children with bilateral hearing loss between 4 and 7 years of ageÌýset outÌýto identify variables associated with pragmatic language ability in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.ÌýAnnual administration of theÌýPragmatics Checklist revealed thatÌýchildren’s pragmatic skills increased significantly with age, and higher levels of pragmaticÌýskills were predicted by:
- meeting Early Hearing Detection and Intervention 1-3-6 guidelines,
- greater quantity of parent talk,
- higher nonverbal intelligence,
- lesser degrees of hearing loss, and
- higher maternal education.
Yoshinaga-Itano, C., Sedey, A. L., Mason, C. A., Wiggin, M., & Chung, W. (2020). Early intervention, parent talk, and pragmatic language in children with hearing loss. Pediatrics, 146Ìý(Supplement 3), S270-S277.
This study of 53 Spanish-speaking children with bilateral hearing loss aged 8 to 34 months aimed to identify predictors of higher levels of expressive vocabulary. Overall, the children's mean vocabulary scores were below average when compared with hearing peers. This was especially true for older children, children with moderately-severe-to-profound hearing loss, and children who began intervention after 6 months of age. This delay in vocabulary outcomes is especially significant as it has the potential to interfere with future reading and academic outcomes.ÌýChildren who received intervention by 6 months of age achieved significantly higher vocabulary outcomes than children who started intervention later.
De Diego-Lazaro, B., Restrepo, M. A., Sedey, A. L., & Yoshinaga-Itano, C. (2019). Predictors of vocabulary outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing from Spanish-speaking families. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools, 50, 113-125.Ìý
This study of 125 toddlers and preschoolers with cochlear implantsÌýrevealed three factors positively related to language outcomes -- earlier implant activation, higher levels of maternal education, andÌýadherence toÌýthe 1-3-6 EHDI guidelines for early screening, assessment, and intervention.
Yoshinaga-Itano, C., Sedey, A. L., Wiggin, M., & Mason, C. A. (2018). Language outcomes improved through early hearing detection and earlier cochlear implantation. Otology & Neurotology, 39(10), 1256-1263.
This study of 448 children with bilateral hearing loss between 8 and 39 months of age examinedÌýthe impact of current EHDI 1-3-6 guidelines for early screening, diagnosis, and intervention on vocabulary outcomes.ÌýImportant factors Ìýpredicting higher scores on a vocabulary measureÌýincluded:Ìý
- meeting the EHDI 1-3-6 guidelines for early screening, diagnosis and intervention,
- having mild to moderate hearing loss rather than greater degrees of hearing loss,
- having parents who were deaf or hard of hearing,
- having mothers with higher levels of education, and
- having no additional disabilities.Ìý
It was further noted that vocabulary skills were most in line with those of same-age hearing peers when subjects were younger; the gap widened with age.
Yoshinaga-Itano, C., Sedey, A. L., Wiggin, M., & Chung, W. (2017). Early hearing detection and vocabulary of children with hearing loss. Pediatrics, 140, e20162964.