Essay On Cochlear Implantation

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Purpose: This study investigated whether or not the age of cochlear implantation impacts a hearing impaired (severe-to-profound, sensorineural HL) child’s ability to develop spoken language compared to children with normal hearing.
Subjects: Fifty-eight children with a severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, between the ages of one and five years six months, were selected from the Cochlear Implant Audiology Program through Indiana University Health at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis to be included in this study. There were an equal number of boys and girls.
Methods: Families received a letter at their initial consultation announcing the longitudinal study. Parents interested in having their child participate in …show more content…
Screening babies before they are discharged from the hospital allows professionals to identify hearing losses earlier and provides an opportunity for better hearing outcomes in children (Nicholas & Geers, 2007). As a result, children identified with a hearing loss at birth, also known as a congenital hearing loss, are no longer going extended periods of time deprived from language stimulation because early intervention strategies are selected to increase functional hearing (Lederberg, Schick, & Spencer, 2013). Developing spoken language is becoming much easier and attainable for children with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing losses because advanced technologies (cochlear implants and hearing aids) are now readily available for individuals who qualify (Geers, 2002; Nicholas & Geers, 2007). A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted device that provides direct stimulation to the auditory nerve via electrical signals that bypass the damaged hair cells in the inner ear, whereas a hearing aid is an alternative form of amplification that is less invasive (“Cochlear Implants,”
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