Social Influences on Sensorimotor Integration of Speech Production and Perception During Early Vocal Learning
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Speech
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: infants ca. 7-16 months of age at study onset Infants less than 24 months of age (for follow-up visits only) At least one English-speaking or Spanish-speaking parent in the home who can participate in the study Subjects will include infants with typical hearing, hearing loss, or hearing loss remediated by a hearing aid or cochlear implant. Exclusion Criteria: infants who are not exposed to English or Spanish in the home infants who do not have a parent who can participate in the study will be excluded (Caregivers who are not parents will not be eligible to participate in the study)
Sites / Locations
- University of Southern CaliforniaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental
Control
Parents are instructed to say nonsense words in response to infant babbles with a conserved phonological form as infant plays.
Parents are instructed to say nonsense words at random times with a conserved phonological form as infant plays.