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Best Candidates for Cochlear Implant Surgery

Posted by rbwatson1 on November 12, 2009

 

· People with severe sensorineural hearing loss* in both ears but with a still
functioning auditory nerve
· Those who have lived only a short time with hearing loss
· Those with good speech and English language skills
· People living with family willing to work hard in support of the candidate
toward acquiring speech and language skills
· Those physically able to handle anesthesia and surgery
· And those who have a desire to live in a hearing world and have realistic
expectations about the procedure
*note: Sensorineural hearing loss is a destruction of the hair cells in the cochlea of the inner ear that transmit sound signals to the auditory nerve

Read More at DeafNewsToday.com

Best Candidates for Cochlear Implant Surgery
Deaf News Today
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT


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