Deaf children receive cochlear implants earlier in life
According to a new report, deaf children who will benefit most from cochlear implants if they are received early in the life of the child. Children experience significant improvements in communication. You can view this report in the Archives of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. This new study was led by Amy McConkey Robbins and his team, Communication Consulting Services, Indianapolis, USA. They compared the communication skills of 107 children who had hearing problems. All children who received cochlear implants.Were 109 children who had hearing problems compared. The evaluation was conducted by asking the parents a questionnaire.The majority of deaf children who received an implant early in life, between 12-23 months of age, communication skills at a level
similar to that of children who did not develop hearing loss. On the other hand, children who received their implants later fell behind the children with normal hearing. In another study, conducted at the University of Athens, Greece, Dr. Thomas P. Nikolopoulos followed 82 children who are deaf who receive cochlear implants before age 7. 38 of them have their factories before they were four, the other 44 children who had fallen behind.30 months after receiving the implants, 60% of children who had their hearing tested before they were 4 above the first percentile of deaf children. 23% of those who received their implants when they were tested on 4 above the first percentile of normal hearing children. Amy Robbins said the plant scene in children with severe to profoundhearing loss in the younger age group offers the best opportunity for them to acquire communication skills that those of their peers with normal hearing.
Nikolopoulos said that if the grammatical correctness of the child has reached, the implant should be placed early in life.