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Unlocking the secrets of hearing loss

VicCHILD is the Victorian Childhood Hearing Longitudinal Databank.

It collects different information from children and their families to create a unique resource for advancing research in hearing loss.

We ultimately aim to help children with hearing loss reach their full potentials.

VicCHILD is the Victorian Childhood Hearing Longitudinal Databank.

It collects different information from children and their families to create a unique resource for advancing research in hearing loss.

We ultimately aim to help children with hearing...

VicCHILD is the Victorian Childhood Hearing Longitudinal Databank.

It collects different information from children and their families to create a unique resource for advancing research in hearing loss.

We ultimately aim to help children with hearing loss reach their full potentials.

About VicCHILD

VicCHILD is a Victorian register and research databank of children born with permanent hearing loss, based at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. We collect different information from children and their families to create a unique resource for advancing research in hearing loss. Over 1,100 Victorian families have already contributed data to VicCHILD.

Dr Valerie Sung: VicCHILD

Each year in Victoria, around 110 babies are born with a permanent hearing loss. As these children grow, they can face challenges in things that come naturally to others, like language and learning, and their quality of life.

The VicCHILD register can help us understand why some children with a hearing loss do so well, while others experience greater difficulties. This important 'bank' of information could improve interventions and ultimately the lives of families with children with hearing loss.

We follow strict ethical guidelines to protect the information collected about children and their families. The project has been approved by The Royal Children's Hospital Human Research and Ethics Committee, and all information is stored confidentially.

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VicCHILD
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital
50 Flemington Road
Parkville VIC 3052
Australia

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