Problems with cochlear implants for deaf children are rare, with only some three percent of children who got the implants at one hospital needing new ones because of technical problems, Canadian ...

Children with either no exposure or limited exposure to sign language end up with better auditory, speaking and reading skills later, a new, multisite study of deaf children with cochlear implants has ...

Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds ...

Typically, infants with hearing loss are first treated with hearing aids, and if these fail to help them develop early language and speech skills, they then become eligible for cochlear implants at 12 ...

William Wootton was born profoundly deaf, but thanks to cochlear implants fitted when he was about 18 months old, the now 4-year-old Granite Bay preschooler plays with a keyboard synthesizer and ...

For many children born deaf, a cochlear implant can be a miracle. Toddlers can typically have the device implanted 12 months after birth, meaning they can begin learning to hear soon after learning to ...

Cochlear implants are not always recommended for infants with hearing loss and developmental delays, but new research suggests their use could be expanded. Cochlear implants generally are recommended ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ava Martin seems less nervous than her parents as the three sit in an audiologist’s office at UC Irvine Medical Center a few days after Labor Day. In August, the 6-year-old had ...

Deaf babies and toddlers with developmental delays may benefit significantly from receiving cochlear implants over hearing aids. A new study in the journal Pediatrics pushes against the notion that ...

Having autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, can make communication a challenge, and some of these children are also deaf, making social interactions even more daunting. But new research suggests that ...

In 2018 I visited twins in Bangalore, India who had recently underwent cochlear implant surgery. Their surgery had taken place the previous month and their implants had been activated, or turned on, a ...

Dr. Timothy Buie answers the question: 'Cochlear Implants And Autism Risk?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: Are children with cochlear implants more likely to develop autism? Answer: I'm not aware of ...