Development of a Medical and Educational Intervention Program and Follow-Up System for Children with Hearing Loss in Tokushima

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  • 徳島県の難聴児を支える連携の構築と難聴児への支援
  • トクシマケン ノ ナンチョウジ オ ササエル レンケイ ノ コウチク ト ナンチョウジ エ ノ シエン

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<p>The division of pediatric otology was established in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery of Tokushima University Hospital in 2000, and continues to examine children with hearing loss living in Tokushima Prefecture. Pediatric otolaryngologists in the division of pediatric otology are engaged in the diagnosis and follow-up of hearing loss, hearing aid fitting, and performance of cochlear implant surgery in pediatric patients with hearing loss. In particular, they are also involved in performing genetic analyses and providing counseling, constituting multidisciplinary conferences for determining the indications for cochlear implantation, and cartilage-conduction hearing aid fitting.</p><p>Pediatric otolaryngologists in the division of pediatric otology have developed a medical and educational intervention program and follow-up system for children with hearing loss, in collaboration with speech language hearing therapists, teachers in the school for deaf children, and a school doctor. The medical and educational intervention program and follow-up system support children with hearing loss from the newborn period to their working years.</p><p>The pediatric otolaryngologists have persuaded the local governments to extend public financial support for the purchase of hearing aids for children with hearing loss. The public financial support service also covers purchase of hearing aids for children with mild to moderate hearing loss, purchase of cartilage-conduction hearing aids, and purchase of wireless communication systems for the classroom.</p>

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