Association of Slight to Mild Hearing Loss With Behavioral Problems and School Performance in Children

Carlijn M. P. le Clercq, Lisanne J. E. Labuschagne, Marie-Christine Franken, Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong, Maartje Luijk, Pauline W. Jansen, Marc P. van der Schroeff

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery · 2019 · 58 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Higher hearing thresholds during pure-tone audiometric and speech-in-noise testing were associated with higher behavioral problem scores and poorer school performance. This supports the relevance of slight to mild hearing loss with these outcomes in school-aged children.

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