Cochlear Implant in Children.

The Cochlear Implant

The studies on cochlear implants have been conducted in the United States, Austria, Brasil, France, Finland, and some other countries. Up to now, this technique does not seem to have a wide spread application. Indeed it can only apply cases of deafness still presenting sufficient neural remnants to transmit the message. Moreover, the patient must be totally deaf( quasi­ complete loss of har cel...

The Phonemic Awareness Skills of Cochlear Implant Children and Children with Normal Hearing in Primary School

Objectives: Phonemic awareness skills have a significant impact on children speech and language. The purpose of this study was investigating the phonemic awareness skills of children with cochlear implant and normal hearing peers in primary school. Methods: phonemic awareness subscales of phonological awareness test were administered to 30 children with cochlear implantation at the first to ...

Parental Attitude toward the Consequences of Cochlear Implantation in Children referred to the Besat cochlear implant center in Hamadan, 2019.

Introduction: Cochlear implantation is a cure for hearing impaired or deaf children who can't use hearing aids. Parental attitude to post-cochlear implications can be effective in the process of child rehabilitation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the parents' attitude towards the consequences of cochlear implantation in children referred to the Besat cochlear implant cente...

3M/house cochlear implant in children.

Data on 265 children with the 3M/House single-channel cochlear implant have been collected and analyzed for presentation to FDA. Significant improvements from preimplant to postimplant in auditory detection, auditory discrimination/identification, and speech production have been demonstrated. Some children also demonstrate the ability to recognize words and sentences without the aid of speechre...

Facial Nerve Stimulation in Cochlear Implant Patients