If your child has just received a cochlear implant it’s important that you give them as many opportunities as possible to hear a variety of sounds. By helping your child to hear and engage with sounds you’ll build their listening skills, and ultimately their language skills. Here are some ways you can start. Start Early,
If your child has a cochlear implant, you might be weighing a few different options when it comes to which school he or she will attend. One of these options is a “mainstream school”: your standard local school filled with all sorts of different kids, both with and without hearing losses. If you’re considering having
If children are implanted before beginning to speak, they will usually develop in stages similar to children with normal hearing—however these developments may be somewhat delayed. So, here’s a rough guide that you can use as a checklist to gauge the language development of your child cochlear implant recipient.
If you’ve recently received a cochlear implant, the first few months will be filled with lots of new experiences and changes. That’s because your brain is learning how to interpret the information it receives from a cochlear implant.
Difficult listening situations don’t mean that you have to hear poorly. With these tips you may be able to improve your hearing and listening skills regardless of the intruding sounds. What’s a Difficult Listening Situation? Do any of these sound familiar to you? Dinner at a restaurant, where it seems like you can hear the
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