Psychometric evaluation of hearing impaired children

ABSTRACT

Hearing Loss [HL] is often associated with a defective communication and delayed development of social cognitive and intellectual skills. The aim of the present survey was to study the relations between hearing loss and development of intellectual skills in children. The survey included 303 children with hearing loss ranging in age between 1 and 14 years. They were evaluated using a standard audiologic procedure and psychometric evaluation using the suitable technique for the child's age. The study showed that nearly half of the children with H.L. [46.9%] had below average intellectual abilities