Screening Tests for Vestibular Dysfunction in Children

7th May, 2019

10 May 2019, Deaf Education, Hearing Loss, Newsletter, OT, Vestibular

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Research indicates that children with hearing impairment may have vestibular loss as well. This may be indicated by the following:

children who exhibit hearing and vestibular loss may learn to walk later.
bike riding, and other balance related gross motor skills may be difficult to learn.
reading acuity may be impaired.

It also important to keep in mind that cochlear implant failure may be directly related to vestibular loss.

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