PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to examine the long-term consequences of early-life otitis media (OM) and the associated hearing loss (HL) on language skills of school-aged children. METHOD: In a prospective study, the middle-ear status of 65 Dutch healthy-born children was documented every 3 months during their first 2 years of life; language comprehension and production were evaluated at 27 months and again at 7 years. RESULTS: The positive relation that was found between OM-related HL and language development at 27 months could no longer be discerned at school age. Accordingly, parent-reported HL between 2 and 7 years had no effect on scores at school age. CONCLUSION: The present study shows that negative consequences of early-life OM or the underlying HL on language comprehension and production appear to be resolved by the age of 7. It also shows that parent-reported HL between 2 and 7 years is not related to language skills at school age.
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to examine the long-term consequences of early-life otitis media (OM) and the associated hearing loss (HL) on language skills of school-aged children. METHOD: In a prospective study, the middle-ear status of 65 Dutch healthy-born children was documented every 3 months during their first 2 years of life; language comprehension and production were evaluated at 27 months and again at 7 years. RESULTS: The positive relation that was found between OM-related HL and language development at 27 months could no longer be discerned at school age. Accordingly, parent-reported HL between 2 and 7 years had no effect on scores at school age. CONCLUSION: The present study shows that negative consequences of early-life OM or the underlying HL on language comprehension and production appear to be resolved by the age of 7. It also shows that parent-reported HL between 2 and 7 years is not related to language skills at school age.
Authors: Marziye Eshghi; Reuben Adatorwovor; John S Preisser; Elizabeth R Crais; David J Zajac Journal: J Speech Lang Hear Res Date: 2019-08-22 Impact factor: 2.297
Authors: Tine Marie Pedersen; Anna-Rosa Cecilie Mora-Jensen; Johannes Waage; Hans Bisgaard; Jakob Stokholm Journal: PLoS One Date: 2016-11-22 Impact factor: 3.240