Daily Hearing Aid and Language Use in Spanish

Principal Investigator: Kathryn Wiseman, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A; Tiana Cowan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP​

The purpose of this study is to learn about language input and hearing device use in bilingual children who are deaf/hard of hearing who listen to and speak both English and Spanish at home. Children will complete vocabulary and hearing testing, while parents/guardians will complete questionnaires and surveys about their child.​

• Who: Spanish/English bilingual children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their parents/guardians​
• Ages: 5-13 years
• Compensation: Child: $20 per hour (1st visit only); Parent/guardian: up to $56 for survey completion and $20 per hour (2nd visit only)
• Time:
  • 1st Visit: 2 hours
  • 7 surveys per day for 7 days
  • 2nd Visit: 1 hour
• Visit Type: In-Person​
• Location: Boys Town Medical Campus - Downtown​
• Requirements: ​Children with permanent hearing loss in both ears (two hearing aids required) or children who wear at least one cochlear implant, no history of cognitive delay, no history of motor delay, primarily communicate with spoken language, are exposed to both Spanish and English and parent/guardian is comfortable reading in either Spanish or English.

Contact: English - 531-355-6625, Spanish - 531-355-6350; suresh.portillo@boystown.org​​