Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Children with 6-18 years of age * Bilateral hearing aid users with Moderate to Severe degree Sensorineural hearing loss. * Unilateral Cochlear Implant users with Severe to Profound degree Sensorineural hearing loss and no amplification to other ear. * Consistent use of hearing aid or cochlear implant for more than 1 year. * Known or presumed early onset of hearing loss before 3 years of age * Urdu as primary language of education * Enrolled in rehabilitation program (school or pre-school for hearing impaired children) focused on oral communication. Exclusion Criteria: * Children below 6 years or above 18 years * Children with less than 1 year of consistent use of hearing aids or cochlear implant * Children with cognitive, neurological or developmental disorders."