Case study: Hearing loss in one infant twin affects mother's speech to both babies

Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 04:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Is it possible that hearing loss in one infant from a pair of twins can affect the mother’s speech to both infants? A new acoustics study zeroes in on this question and suggests that not only is this alteration of speech entirely possible, but that mothers speak to both infants as if they are hearing impaired.

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