Objectives to investigate if preoperative residual hearing in prelingually deafened children
can interfere on cochlear implant indication and outcomes. Methods: a systematic-review …

Objectives: Although deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) are able to develop good
language skills, the large variability in outcomes remains a significant concern. The first aim …

Early identification and management of disabilities in children are essential to reduce long-
term developmental sequelae. Many of the causes of hearing loss also produce cognitive …

BACKGROUND: Up to 7% of patients with severe-to-profound deafness do not benefit from
cochlear implantation. Given the high surgical implantation and clinical management cost of …

Objective The relative impact of early intervention approach on speech perception and
language skills was examined in these 3 well-matched groups of children using cochlear …

Cochlear implants have a significant positive effect on spoken language development in
severely hearing impaired children. Previous work in this population has focused mostly on …

The outcome of cochlear implantation (CI) in patients with cochlear nerve deficiency (CND)
is variable, resulting in a wide range of speech perception performance, from degrees of …

Introduction The cochlear implant is an effective device for children with severe and/or
profound prelingual hearing loss, since it provides considerable improvement in oral …

Objective To identify and describe predictors of pediatric cochlear implantation outcomes in
a South African population. Methods A retrospective study of 301 pediatric cochlear implant …

Objective: Identify variables associated with paediatric access to cochlear implants (CIs).
Design: Part 1. Trends over time for age at CI surgery (N= 802) and age at hearing aid (HA) …