A 2-year-old client is referred for audiologic evaluation be…
A 2-year-old client is referred for audiologic evaluation because of delayed speech development. The child has a history of recurrent serous otitis media and was born at 30 weeks’ gestation, requiring prolonged oxygen therapy and aminoglycoside antibiotics in the neonatal intensive care unit. The parent reports, “My child hears loud noises but doesn’t seem to understand words clearly.”Which interpretation of this child’s hearing impairment is most accurate?