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South African Journal of Communication Disorders

versión On-line ISSN 2225-4765
versión impresa ISSN 0379-8046

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BARATH, Suvishka et al. Influence of hearing loss on sibling relationships: Perspectives of the normal hearing sibling. S. Afr. J. Commun. Disord. [online]. 2023, vol.70, n.1, pp.1-14. ISSN 2225-4765.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v70i1.939.

BACKGROUND: Sibling relationships, one of the most extended relationships in life, contribute to an individual's social and emotional development. However, this relationship may be influenced if one sibling has a hearing loss OBJECTIVES: This study explored the influence of a hearing loss on the sibling relationship by gaining the perspectives of the sibling with normal hearing METHOD: Adopting a phenomenological research design, semi-structured online interviews were conducted using Zoom and WhatsApp with nine participants who have siblings with hearing loss RESULTS: Hearing loss may significantly impact the normal hearing sibling's quality of life, affecting their psychological and social well-being, familial and peer relationships and overall experiences. Personal development, independence, maturity and closer sibling bonds were some of the positive influences reported by the participants. Attendance to aural rehabilitation therapy sessions, knowledge of hearing loss, personalities and household living arrangements positively influenced the relationship between siblings. The lack of attendance to aural rehabilitation sessions resulted in communication difficulties between siblings CONCLUSION: There is a need to include siblings in aural rehabilitation and family engagements related to the child with hearing loss to provide a holistic and more effective rehabilitation and adjustment process CONTRIBUTION: This study aimed to improve family-centred intervention as it is focussing on the siblings' perspectives of the hearing loss. Furthermore, previous studies have generally focussed on adults and not much research has been conducted surrounding the sibling relationship

Palabras clave : siblings; hearing loss; aural rehabilitation; communication; family; relationship; South Africa.

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