Complex Rehabilitation Program for Children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Purpose. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a comprehensive rehabilitation program for children with sensorineural hearing loss, which included the following: the classes on the Verboton apparatus, classes with defectologist, classes with sensory integration, speech therapy massage and therapeutic gymnastics with exercises for development of fine motor skills of the hands. Materials and methods. We examined 32 children with sensorineural hearing loss of the 3rd degree. For examination of hearing in children, we used the“pea test” method. We used the BFMF (Bimanual fine motor function) classification system to test motor skills of the hands.Results. Analyzing the results of the “pea tests”, we noticed that the children who took part in our rehabilitation program significantly improved their hearing if compared to the children of the control group. We also noted that there was a significant increase of the number of children in the main group in who the fine motor skills of hands improved. Conclusions. We came to the conclusion that with systematic exercises on the Verboton apparatus in children with sensorineural hearing loss of the 3rd degree, it is possible to significantly improve hearing; the lessons with defectologist, speech therapist, psychologist and physical therapist contribute to child’s socialization, language improvement, fine motor skills, and general physical development.