Significance and detection of conductive lesions in children with multiple handicaps

This report discusses the importance of finding conductive lesions in multiply handicapped children both from a medical and communicative point of view. The use of acoustic impedance measurements is discussed as a procedure for determining the presence or absence of conductive lesions. It is emphasized that children may have conductive lesions along with sensorineural hearing losses and that care must be taken to find out if this is the case.