IT-MAIS and LittlEARS in evaluating hearing-impaired children
WANG Liyan
YANG Ying
SUN Xibin
Abstract：Objective To examine the similarities and differences between the Infant-Toddler Meaningful Au-ditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS) and LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire when used to evaluate young hear-ing-impaired children. Methods IT-MAIS and LittlEARS were administered in 36 hearing-impaired children aged below 3 years before using hearing assistance instruments and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after. Results IT-MAIS scores increased continuously, although the growth rate was lower than that of normal hearing chil-dren. LittlEARS scores also increased continuously with a growth trend similar with that in normal hearing children. Conclusion IT-MAIS and LittlEARS have their own distinguished features and can be combined to evaluate hearing-impaired children.
Keywords：Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale(IT-MAIS)Evaluation of Auditory Response to Speech for Little (LittlEARS)Hearing-impaired child
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 589-591 )