This lecture not only broadened the children's horizons but also ignited their inner compassion and sense of responsibility. Every small act of care can ignite a spark of hope for others. The children began to express gr...
Cochlear Implant Hybrids: Who Is a Candidate? You May Be SurprisedThe current criterion for implant candidacy has evolved since the initial Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of single channel implants in 1984, and multi-channel devices in 1985. At that time, candidacy was restricted to...
New research findings: executive functions of adolescents who use cochlear implants. ASHA Leader, December 21, 2010.Beer J, Pisoni DB, Kronenberger WG, Geers AE. New Research Findings Executive Functions of Adolescents Who Use Cochlear Implants. ASHA Lead 2010; 15(15): 12-14....
The Impact Of Sensitive Parenting On Language Growth For Children Who Receive Cochlear Implants University of Miami (UM) Psychologist Alexandra L. Quittner leads one of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received coc...
Peer Reviewed Article The Joy of Hearing and Being Heard: Towards a Vocal Pedagogy for Young People Who Use Cochlear Implantsdoi:10.1080/23268263.2009.10767597Geraldine CookGeraldine Cook is Head of Voice in the School of Drama at the Victorian College of the ArtsVoice and Speech Review...
Hearing technology, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, when accompanied by appropriate support services and rehabilitative therapy are effective and cost-effective and can benefit children and adults alike, it said.
Some would argue that the age of transhumanism is already here; that prosthetics, cochlear implants, pacemakers, organ transplants, gender reassignment, the contraceptive pill, and vaccines are all proof that we already live beyond the non-augmented bodies we were born with. For many transhumanists...
An electromagnetic field is created that connects to a telecoil in hearing aids, cochlear implants or telecoil receivers. Loops are the most user-friendly of assistive listening options and the consumer's #1 choice. Hearing loops are simple, discreet and effective. What is the purpose of aural ...
I am a retired teacher who quit drinking and found happiness! After going deaf, I now have two cochlear implants!
Objective: This retrospective study investigates the incidence of elective cochlear implant (CI) non-use amongst a cohort of adult CI recipients with single-sided deafness (SSD), identifies the causes that led to non-use, and assesses how non-use could be prevented. Methods: All adults with ...