The University of Iowa China Outreach Project

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The University of Iowa China Outreach Project
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Iowa China Outreach

• Linda Louko/Ruth Bentler
• Co-Directors

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The need

• China has a population of 1.3 billion people
• Estimated 130 million have hearing loss
• 28 million are children
• Audiology is a new field in that large country
• Earlier teaching in Chengdu (funding ended)
• Teaching at UG training program in Beijing
• More now

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Our mission

• Two prongs
• Test/manage hearing loss in one or more orphanage
• Over 60 children tested first visit
  approximately the same on second visit
• Includes foster children, babies in nursery, and
  other residents of the orphanage
• Train staff (both orphanage and school) to
  provide follow-up services and rehab services

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The Nanchang Social Welfare Institute
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May 2004

• Team
• Linda Louko
• Ruth Bentler
• Diane Niebuhr
• Shuman He
• Nanchang 60 children tested 4 fit with hearing
  aids medical doctor trained in follow-up

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Interim trip

• Ruth did a follow-up visit in December of 2004 to
  the orphanage
• The medical doctor kept good records to compare
  with earlier findings
• A number of surgically repaired ears
• Good PR opportunity (they realized we didnt mean
  this to be a one-time effort)

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May 2005

• Team
• Linda Louko
• Dani Kelsay
• Li Chiou
• Shuman He
• Ray Zebrowski (PT)
• Nanchang 29 foster children, 15 babies, 13
  toddlers
• Chengdu Plans made to provide training to the
  medical staff of the Medical University relative
  to speech and language training for hearing
  impaired and deaf children
• CIs are commonly done.

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• May 2006 visited Oto at the University of
  Nanchang
• May 2007 Invited back to the U of N
• SLP in the US
• Infant screening and early programming
• May 2008 new orphanage
• Bentler Hearing aid research
• Holte Infant hearing screening

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And so on

• Continued two-prong approach
• Support
• China Lions International
• Hearing Aid Companies (Starkey, Phonak)
• Earmold suppliers (Westone Labs)
• U of Iowa NSSLHA !
• Private donations (Yes, you too can donate!)
• Further partnering with universities.

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The babies
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This is shumans hubby
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The nursery
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A 10 year old girl Otoacoustic Emissions
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Middle Ear Assessment
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Listening for sounds
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Making an earmold
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Fitting the hearing aid
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Learning to listen
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Our future here

• We plan to continue our two prong approach where
  we are needed
• Services to orphans
• Training to staff
• Thank you for having us!