Allergies have recently been related to the development of speech, language and hearing problems in students. Diagnosis and treatment is compounded by multiple complaints or the absence of complaints. If an unrecognized allergic hearing loss is operating, individuals sometimes are considered to be mentally incompetent or emotionally disturbed. In our analyses, articulation and hearing loss were found predominantly in conjunction with allergic rhinitis, and vocal quality problems were associated with bronchial asthma. These findings suggest that school health professionals should be aware of the possibility of an allergy disorder when dealing with young students who have learning, articulation, hearing or vocal quality problems.
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