THE LITTLE SSD STUDY
LEARNING MORE ABOUT SINGLE-SIDED DEAFNESS IN CHILDREN, ONE EAR AT A TIME
We are conducting a research study at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill to investigate outcomes in very young children who are deaf in one ear and receive a cochlear implant. We also want to understand how children with hearing in only one ear are different from children with hearing in two ears. Infants and toddlers in the study who are deaf in one ear will receive a cochlear implant before they turn three. We will compare hearing, communication, behavior, learning, and sensory processing skills between children with SSD and a cochlear implant, children with SSD who do not have a cochlear implant, and children with typical hearing in both ears.
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INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH SINGLE-SIDED DEAFNESS (SSD)
Children with SSD who qualify will receive an implant at no cost before turning three.
To qualify your child must:
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Be younger than three.
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Have a severe-to-profound hearing loss in one ear.
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Have normal hearing in the other ear.
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Not have a cochlear implant yet.
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Have a normal cochlear nerve.
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Have a normally shaped cochlea.
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Be typically developing.
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Use English at home.
FIVE-YEAR OLDS WITH SSD
We are looking for five-year old children with SSD who do not have a cochlear implant. You will receive a $200 gift card for participating.
To qualify, your child must:
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Be five-years old.
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Have a severe-to-profound hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the other.
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Have been born with SSD or acquired the hearing loss before turning two.
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Not have a cochlear implant.
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Be developing typically.
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Use English at home.
FIVE-YEAR-OLDS WITH TYPICAL HEARING
We are looking for five-year-olds with typical hearing too. You will receive a $200 gift card for participating.
To qualify, your child must:
Be five-years old.
Have normal hearing in both ears.
Be developing typically.
Use English at home.
CONTACT US
For more information, please get in touch
Principal Investigators:
Lisa Park, AuD
Kevin Brown, MD, PhD
The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC
5501 Fortunes Ridge Dr. Suite A
Durham, NC 27713
IRB# 22-0862
984-215-2871