A team from University College London are looking to work with parents to develop new resources to help families of young children with mild or unilateral hearing loss.
We are conducting a study to understand parents’ experiences of having a baby or young child with either mild hearing loss or unilateral hearing loss (hearing loss in one ear).
We would like to understand what kind of information parents need and what it is like for parents to make decisions for their baby or young child. This study is funded by the National Deaf Children’s Society.
Knowing about parents’ experiences will enable our team to develop – along with parents – resources that can help other parents to make informed decisions for their child. Importantly, it will improve support for children with mild or unilateral hearing loss.
We are looking for parents whose child is age 0-4 years old and has been identified through newborn hearing screening as having either mild or unilateral deafness/hearing loss (either temporary or permanent).
Find out more and get involved
Click here to visit the study’s website (where there’s a contact form to complete) or download the participant information sheet here.
Email Dr Jamila Dorner on jamila.dorner@ucl.ac.uk.
Meet the team
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Dr Hannah Cooper (co-principal investigator) I am a lecturer in audiology at the UCL Ear Institute and a paediatric audiologist at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. I more than 15 years experience in audiology and I am interested in the neurodevelopment of children with hearing loss and how to improve outcomes for deaf children. |
Dr Amanda Hall (co-principal investigator) I am a senior lecturer in audiology at Aston University and a paediatric audiologist in Bristol. My research interests include understanding the developmental impact of children’s hearing loss and developing shared decision making resources for families using Audiology services. |
Dr Jamila Dorner (research fellow) I am a social anthropologist with a previous professional background in educational research, special education, teaching and performing arts. I have worked extensively with neurodiverse children and developed various educational workshops. My research interests include skill learning, education and technologies. |