Table 1.
Subject # | Birth | Medical | Sensory Hearing loss (age identified by family) | Hearing aid use (age begun) | Family Hearing loss | Communication | Implanted age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Born full term healthy | Waardenberg’s Syndrome type II | Profound (<1 year) | Consistent (age 10.7) | None | Informal sign until age 10 then TC | 11yr 6 mo |
2 | Born at 28 weeks gestation (placenta previa) | none | Profound (14 months) | Inconsistent (age 16 months) | Two cousins | Total Communication from age 3 | 9 yr 1 mo |
3 | Born full term healthy | Multiple otitis media episodes | Rapid down slope: Moderately Severe to profound progressing to severe to profound (21 months) | Consistent (age 4) | Uncle and brother | Total Communication from age 3 | 11yr 8 mo |