parent’s and teacher’s evaluation of aural oral performance of children with hearing aids

Background and aim: parents' evaluation of aural/oral performance of children (peach) and teachers' evaluation of aural/oral performance of children (teach) questionnaires are used to assess the behaviors of hearing-impaired children in real-life situations. this study aims to compare the scores of peach and teach in children with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss (snhl) using hearing aids. methods: this is a double-blind two-period crossover study on 21 children aged 9-72 months with severe-to-profound snhl using hearing aids. there were two 6-week periods of fitting phonak naida venture sp hearing aids using the fifth version of the desired sensation level (dsl v5) and the national acoustics laboratories’ nonlinear fitting procedure (nal-nl2) prescriptions. at the end of each trial, the peach and teach questioners were completed through an interview with the parents and teachers, respectively. results: there was a strong correlation between the peach and teach in total and subscale scores. there was no significant difference between the results of dsl v5 and the nal-nl2 prescriptions for the total score and subscale scores of peach and teach. conclusion: the peach score has a strong correlation with the teach score. these questionnaires are useful tools for indirectly assessment of hearing-impaired children’s communication skills. the dsl v5 and the nal-nl2 prescriptions make no significant difference in the performance of children with severe-to-profound snhl.