Article
Cochlear implantation in children with postlingual hearing loss.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Aug 2012
Ahmad Faisal I, Demason Christine E, Teagle Holly F B, Henderson Lillian, Adunka Oliver F, Buchman Craig A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Although it is clear that early auditory stimulation through cochlear implantation (CI) has been shown to improve speech and language development trajectories for children with prelingual hearing loss, data supporting implantation in postlingual children are mostly lacking. The purpose of this study was to characterize speech perception abilities following CI in a group of children with...
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- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cochlear Implantation
- Connexin 26
- Connexins
- Deafness