Outcomes of Children
Progress & Highlights
LOCHI Project Stats
We currently have 477 children enrolled in the study through the Australian Hearing centres in NSW, VIC and QLD, 328 of whom have hearing aids, only. Out of the 149 children with cochlear implants, 66 have bilaterals.
The article below gives a more in depth report on some of the research findings, thus far. If you prefer a quick overview, the PowerPoint presentation gives a summary of these same findings presented at the 4th Newborn Hearing Screening Conference held in London March 2009 (click here to download).
Language development at 6 months after intervention
(click on title to download)
An article written by Teresa YC Ching, Harvey Dillon, Julia Day, Kathryn Crowe (First published in Seewald, RC & Bamford, JM (Eds) A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference. Stäfa Switzerland: Phonak AG, 2008.)
LOCHI OPEN DAY 2008
The NSW LOCHI team held an open day at NAL Chatswood, on Sunday 24th August, leading up to Hearing Awareness Week. 13 families attended, including LOCHI study participants, parents, grandparents and siblings. Families met other families in similar situations (some for the first time) and participated in the day’s events.
Highlights of the day!
- Teresa gave an update on the progress of the study
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Harvey Dillon, NAL Director, presented attending participants certificates to recognise their contribution to the project.
- Parents discussed their experiences with their children:
o Some parents praised audiologists, teachers and professionals for “bending over backwards” to be helpful. Other parents expressed their exasperation due to difficulties accessing services, particularly families not based in metropolitan regions.
While parents were chatting, the children had a wonderful time being entertained by magicians and many activities to keep young hands busy. A tour of NAL, given by Harvey, and a scrumptious afternoon tea wrapped up the day.
Our thanks go to the Rotary Club of Balmain, SNAP Printing in Help Street Chatswood and Australian Hearing for their generous sponsorship of the day. Many thanks also to the NAL staff and their family and friends and other professionals who volunteered on the day.