Once your child receives their CI, they will be introduced to a wonderful world full of different sounds. You will need to help your child understand what the context or meaning of these sounds are. Your child may understand that mommy says “ouch” when she hurts herself, and says “wowwww” when she likes something. When
In our everyday environment we are surrounded by an endless array of sounds. For example running water, alert beeps, door bells, footsteps, washing machines whirring, coughing, and sneezing. Help your child to attend to and recognise these environmental sounds as they begin to explore their listening world. Here are some early listening activities to help
If you have been hearing and speaking for most of your life, you may wonder why you need rehabilitation after getting your cochlear implant. Even if you already have effective communication skills, you still need to learn to hear with your device! A cochlear implant stimulates your hearing nerve through electrical pulses. Your brain is stimulated
