Management of Pediatric Unilateral Hearing Loss: A look back and a look ahead

Recorded On: 03/27/2017

Management of Pediatric Unilateral Hearing Loss: A look back and a look ahead (0.15 CEUs)

Monday, March 27, 2017; 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Presenters: Kari Morgenstein, AuD, PASC and Hillary Snapp, AuD

CEUs: 0.15

Duration: 90 minutes

Instructional Level: Intermediate Program Focus: Knowledge

Learner Outcomes: Upon completion, each participant in the eAudiology web seminar will be able to:

Define the impact of unilateral hearing loss in the developing child.
Describe the importance of combining objective and subjective evidence when determining proper audiological management for children with unilateral hearing loss.
Identify strategies for clinicians to provide effective counseling and support to children with unilateral hearing loss and their families.

Description:

Considerable challenges exist in the evaluation and management of unilateral hearing loss in the pediatric population. While long established evidence exists demonstrating the negative impact of unilateral hearing loss on speech and language development as well as academic performance, intervention is often delayed or overlooked in children with unilateral hearing loss. The University of Miami Children’s Hearing Program unilateral hearing loss protocol will be discussed. This presentation will review key considerations in management of children with unilateral hearing loss. Will address the importance of establishing a collaborative care approach and offer strategies for clinicians to provide effective counseling and support to children with unilateral hearing loss and their families.

Kari Morgenstein, AuD, PASC

Director, University of Miami Children’s Hearing Program

Kari Morgenstein, AuD, PASC is an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Medical Center. She is the Director of the University of Miami Children’s Hearing Program, a unique, interdisciplinary program that focuses on providing early intervention and management for children with hearing loss. She specializes in pediatric diagnostics, pediatric hearing aids, pediatric unilateral hearing loss, pediatric bone anchored devices, and adult vestibular. Dr. Morgenstein has been published in various national and international journals, is on the Florida Academy of Audiology Board of Directors, and sits on committees within the American Academy of Audiology.

Hillary Snapp, AuD

Clinical and Research Audiologist, University of Miami

Hillary Snapp, AuD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Miami where she practices as a clinical and research audiologist. She leads the clinical program for bone-anchored and middle ear implants and has established a program of study investigating monaural listeners and application of treatment using hearing devices and auditory implants to improve hearing outcomes in this population. She has presented nationally and internationally on these topics. Dr. Snapp is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and has been recognized as a Jerger Future Leader of Audiology.