Helping deaf children and their families
Deafness Research UK's research projects that aim to help deaf children and their families
Positive support in the lives of deaf children
Over the past two years, almost all families living in England whose child is identified as having a hearing loss by newborn screening have been invited to take part in a major new study into the kind of early support that can lead to a better quality of life for deaf children and their families.
Helping deaf children with the ring of sound
Deafness Research UK PhD student Rosie Lovett is working with Professor Quentin Summerfield at the University of York to look at the potential benefits to young children of being fitted with two cochlear implants.
Diagnostic tests for children with auditory processing disorder
Funding from Deafness Research UK is enabling Dr Justin Cowan at the Institute of Child Health and Oxford University to carry out a study into the better diagnosis of auditory processing disorder (APD).
The optimum age for cochlear implantation in children
A study funded by Deafness Research UK, and carried out by Dr Margaret Tait at The Ear Foundation in Nottingham, has been investigating whether the age of implantation affects how children progress.
Comparing the benefits of bilateral and unilateral cochlear implants in children
A two-year project grant has been awarded to Dr Margaret Tait at the Ear Foundation in Nottingham to carry out a study comparing the pre-verbal communication skills of bilaterally implanted children (two cochlear implants) with age-matched unilaterally implanted children (one cochlear implant).
Extending the value of a large research study into glue ear
Research at the University of Cambridge, led by Professor Mark Haggard, is underway to ensure that children receive the most effective treatment for glue ear.
Improving hearing aid fitting in children
A study being carried out in Cambridge by Professor Brian Moore and colleagues is investigating the effectiveness of the current procedures in hearing aid fitting when applied to children.
Developing a new test for APD
Deafness Research UK is urgently seeking funding to develop a new test for APD (Auditory Processing Disorder).
National Collaborative Usher Study
Deafness Research UK is helping fund part of the National Collaborative Usher Study, in conjunction with Sense and the British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society.
Detecting hearing impairment in premature babies
A Deafness Research UK team at the University of Oxford, lead by Dr Zedong Jiang, is researching hearing impairment in newborn babies caused by a lack of oxygen during labour and delivery.
Possible link between hearing disorder and dyslexia or learning disability
Deafness Research UK awarded a grant to researcher Dr Caroline Witton in the hope of improving treatment for children with auditory processing disorder (APD), thought to affect around 10 per cent of all UK children.
Glue ear and gastric reflux
Deafness Research UK researchers at Newcastle University investigated the link between chronic glue ear and gastric reflux.
Glue ear and bacteria
Deafness Research UK is supporting an investigation into the possibility that bacteria not only cause persistent or recurrent glue ear, but can also lead to the rare complications of glue ear, such as nerve damage, causing permanent deafness or damage to the tiny bones in the ear that transmit sound vibrations.
