الفهرس 
BALANCE DEVELOPMENT & ASSESSMENT IN INFANTS AND CHILDRENOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Objective: to design a standardized balance and vestibular rehabilitation program in toddlers and children with SNHL, vestibular and balance disorders.
Method: Forty five hearing impaired children (i.e. having variable degrees of sensorineural hearing loss or auditory neuropathy) with balance deficits .Thirty five rehabilitated with cochlear implant & ten with hearing aids. Their age ranged from 4 to 10 years old. Pre-rehab evaluation was done using questionnaires, neuromuscular evaluation, vestibular & balance office testing, in addition to, vestibular lab testing (using VEMP & caloric test). Customized balances, as well as, vestibular rehabilitation exercises have been applied for three months. That was followed by post-rehab assesment including the Arabic DHI questionnaire, PBS, BESS, HTT & DVA test.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in all measured parameters (including the Arabic DHI questionnaire, PBS, BESS, HTT & DVA test) after rehabilitation.
Conclusions: Vestibular & balance rehabilitation intervention has a positive impact on balance functions in hearing impaired children with vestibular, as well as, balance deficits.