REPORT: Achieving Age-appropriate Spoken Language and Literacy in Children Born with Hearing Loss

This 2023 report by researcher Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A provides an overview of the impact of childhood hearing loss with a focus on four areas:

1. the impact of childhood hearing loss on brain development;
2. the impact of childhood hearing loss on listening, spoken language, and literacy development;
3. the benefits of early access to hearing aids for children born with hearing loss; and
4. the financial benefits of providing proactive, auditory-based intervention for children born with hearing loss.  In 2023, the societal cost of undertreated childhood hearing loss ranges from $1.8 million to $4.5 million.

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