Survey for Pediatric Audiologists

Universal newborn hearing screening has resulted in early identification of infants with hearing loss. *Recent information based on data logging for almost 5000 children has indicated that MOST young children do not achieve full-time hearing aid use, thereby reducing the potential benefits of early identification of hearing loss.

This purpose of this survey is to collect information on the strategies currently used by pediatric audiologists to influence and support parents toward achieving full-time hearing aid use

The intent is to use this information to develop a guidance document for audiologists, with an appropriate companion document for families that will be distributed widely at little or no cost. The desired end-result is improved compliance with children using hearing devices all waking hours (hearing aids, cochlear implants, BAHA, FM).

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*http://www.phonakpro.com/content/dam/phonak/gc_hq/b2b/en/events/2010/Proceedings/Pho_Chap_12_Jones_Final.pdf

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* 1. My estimate of the average number of infants, age 1 year or less, that I fit with hearing aids in 2011:

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-25

>25 infants fit with hearing aids

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* 2. My clinical setting is:

Pediatric only

Primarily pediatric with some adults

More or less equal numbers of pediatrics and adults

Primarily adults with some pediatrics

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* 3. My clinical setting provides (check all the apply):

Hearing aids

Cochlear implants

Bone-anchored devices

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please rate your agreement with the following statement:

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
I feel as though my audiology training program prepared me to work with families of children with hearing loss.	I feel as though my audiology training program prepared me to work with families of children with hearing loss. Strongly disagree	I feel as though my audiology training program prepared me to work with families of children with hearing loss. Disagree	I feel as though my audiology training program prepared me to work with families of children with hearing loss. Neutral	I feel as though my audiology training program prepared me to work with families of children with hearing loss. Agree	I feel as though my audiology training program prepared me to work with families of children with hearing loss. Strongly agree

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* 5. I received most of the training in working with families from the following sources (check all that appl):

Audiology training program

Online continuing education

Audiology conferences

Local workshops/in-service training

Other (please specify)