Ibtehal Saad

Our study involved 127 hearing-impaired children, aged 4 to 17 years, who were receiving hearing amplification and following up at the audiovestibular unit in the ENT department. These children were referred to the child psychiatry clinic in the pediatrics department, where the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was administered by an expert psychologist.

Abstract Hearing impairment (HI) is a prevalent problem. The majority of cases have HI during the neonatal period, while the still cases have incidence up to adolescents. Hearing amplification is a promising modality to restore hearing with promising effects on speech and communication. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of being a child with HI on emotions and behaviors despite using a hearing amplification device early in life.

The study group was composed of children diagnosed with ADHD between the ages of 5 and 12, without distinction to the gender, collected from individuals who were visiting the Pediatric Psychiatric Clinic of Minia University Hospital, Egypt, between January 2023 and October 2023. 56 eligible patients were recruited for the trial; 15 declined to participate, and 8 were ineligible due to meeting at least one of the criteria for exclusion.