DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000459169.22417.3a

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Issn Print: 0745-7472

Publication Date: 2014/12/01


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Counting Down the Highlights in CI Technology for Children

Joanna Smith; Jace Wolfe

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Author Information: , left, is cofounder and executive director of Hearts for Hearing in Oklahoma City.

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Cochlear implants have created new opportunities for children with severe to profound hearing loss. When cochlear implants are programmed appropriately and audition-based therapy is provided, many pediatric implant recipients develop speech, language, and auditory skills similar to those of their peers with normal hearing.
This installment of the Tot Ten discusses some of the most significant developments in cochlear implant technology and services for children.
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