Dutch consensus on diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairment in children and adults with intellectual disability

Journal/Book: J Intellect Disabil Res. 1996; 40: Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxon, England OX2 0EL. Blackwell Science Ltd. 451-456.

Abstract: This is an abridged translation of a recent Dutch consensus on diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairment in children and adults with intellectual disability. Available diagnostic methods are discussed. The use of Oto-Acoustic Emissions as a rapid and low-cost objective screening method is particularly encouraged. Risk groups, protocols for early identification and diagnostic screening in older children and adults, recommendations for treatment and support, and priorities for research have been formulated.

Note: Article HM Evenhuis, Hooge Burch Ctr People, Intellectual Disabil, POB 2027, NL-2470 AA Zwammerdam, Netherlands

Keyword(s): hearing loss; mental retardation; Oto-Acoustic emissions; screening; BRAIN-STEM RESPONSE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; MENTAL HANDICAP; DOWN-SYNDROME; POPULATION; PEOPLE

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