Auditory Exercises in Children with Hearing Loss: A Single Case Study

Abstract

Background: verbal communication is studied primarily through the auditory modality. Adverse impact on language development, cognition, academics, including verbal communication when there is a decrease in hearing sensitivity.
Objective: this study aims to provide initial evidence of changes in ability to identify speech sounds after intervention with auditory training.
Method: The research method used is a single- subject experiment. Data were collected through interviews with the client’s parents, direct, observations of the client, test and a document study of the client’s medical record.
Result: After 10 sessions of speech therapy using auditory training, the client's ability to detect sounds increased by 83.3%.
Conclusion: providing auditory training to identify sounds is important for children with hearing loss.
Keywords: verbal communication, speech sounds, auditory training, hearing loss.