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Meet Alexander

While visiting family in Nicaragua at 5 months of age, an undiagnosed middle ear infection developed to mastoiditis in his left ear. Alexander Javier was hospitalized in Managua, Nicaragua at Hospital Metropolitano Vivian Pellas with a high fever, intense pain, and symptoms of dehydration, neck stiffness and swelling in the Mastoid. Doctors quickly began giving him antibiotics but the mastoiditis quickly developed to meningitis. Alexander's condition became even more complicated as Meningitis created resistance to the antibiotics; as a result doctors increased the antibiotics dosage. The MRI and CT scan showed that Alexander had developed brain abscesses and needed intervention as soon as possible to drain the abscesses.
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Pediatric Research

In addition to providing diagnostic and habilitative services to children with hearing loss, the professional staff of the CARE Center also participates in a number of research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This participation primarily involves providing basic clinical data to the researchers who conduct these studies. However, CARE Center audiologists and speech-language pathologists also help in administering some of the tests that are part of the experimental protocols. Results from these studies are of great benefit to parents because test scores from different areas of development (i.e., language, speech perception, adaptive behavior, psycho-social competency, among others) enable a much broader and comprehensive view of their children as they mature. Other studies, conducted by CARE Center researchers, focus on various aspects of auditory development that may lead to improved assessment tools and habilitative strategies in the future. Select links below for more information related to current projects.