Barrier games are a group of games that require communication between two or more players to solve a puzzle or to create matching pictures or scenes. The rules are simple and the games are fun so they are perfect for motivating your child to practise their listening and speaking skills with their cochlear implant, or
Whether you have just received an implant or you’ve had it for a while, these music training apps are sure to help you on your journey. As a CI recipient, a musician, and a musicologist at MED-EL, Johanna has the perfect personal insights to share these awesome tips with you.
Children learn a lot about language and social interaction through overhearing others. As children with hearing loss don’t overhear the conversations happening around them, they may need support in developing their emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand why you feel that way, and manage these feelings. Research has shown
Emma from the United Kingdom shares tips on how she helped teach her son Charlie, who uses bilateral cochlear implants, to sing, and play violin, guitar and piano. 1: Start early, and surround yourself with music! My mother started to teach Charlie the violin when he was four years old. It seemed to really
Single-sided deafness (SSD) occurs when there is a profound hearing loss in one ear, and normal hearing in the other. Children with SSD may experience significant difficulties listening and learning in noisy classroom environments, especially as the listening demands of the classroom increase as they get older. For recipients with SSD, using a hearing implant
All parents of children with hearing implants want their child to be able to listen and talk, but communication is so much more than that. Communication is social in nature and allows people to share thoughts and beliefs, resolve conflicts and misunderstandings, collaborate to create new ideas, and understand different perspectives. When children are young,
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