Grant: Operating Grant
McGill University
$655,220.00
Mechanics of the outer and middle ear in newborns and infants
FY 2013-14
Summary
Early hearing screening and diagnosis in newborns and infants are important because untreated hearing loss in children leads to serious consequences for language and social development. The available screening tests produce too many false results, and the available diagnostic tests do not work well in very young infants. The goal of this research is to improve our understanding of the mechanics of the outer and middle ear. This will allow us to develop inexpensive, fast and accurate screening and diagnostic tests for hearing loss in newborns and infants.
Department
Program
Operating Grant
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
292589
Name
Funnell W. Robert J.
Region
Québec
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Clinical Investigation - A: Reproduction, Maternal, Child and Youth Health
Projecttitle
Mechanics of the outer and middle ear in newborns and infants
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
McGill University
Cihramount2
$655,220
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant
Keyworddelim
Biomechanics; Diagnosis; Hearing Loss; Middle Ear; Modelling; Newborns; Otoacoustic Emissions; Screening; Tympanometry
Abstract
Early hearing screening and diagnosis in newborns and infants are important because untreated hearing loss in children leads to serious consequences for language and social development. The available screening tests produce too many false results, and the available diagnostic tests do not work well in very young infants. The goal of this research is to improve our understanding of the mechanics of the outer and middle ear. This will allow us to develop inexpensive, fast and accurate screening and diagnostic tests for hearing loss in newborns and infants.
Competitiondate
201309
Approvedterm2
5 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Funnell, W. Robert J.
Approvedterm
5 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $655,220~ $0~
