Cochlear Implants in Infancy Emily Henry. onpurpose.uk.com Do you know where you stand, on Cochlear Implants in Infancy?

Cochlear Implants in Cochlear Implants in

InfancyInfancy

Emily HenryEmily Henry

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Do you know where you stand, on Cochlear

Implants in Infancy?

Cochlear Implants in Cochlear Implants in

InfancyInfancy

David GunnessDavid Gunness

Dawn ManfreDawn ManfreEmily HenryEmily Henry

Rochelle WeberRochelle WeberSunny Genco Sunny Genco

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Advantages

• Language Acquisition

• Medical Costs

• School Options

• Family-social Interactions

Language Language AcquisitionAcquisition

Language AcquisitionLanguage Acquisition

◦ Early exposure produces skills equivalent to hearing childrenEarly exposure produces skills equivalent to hearing children

Language Acquisition

““Window of OpportunityWindow of Opportunity””

Language Language AcquisitionAcquisition

Medical Cost Factors Medical Cost Factors

• Insurance coverage• Medicare surgery

coverage for individuals

(under 21)

EducationalEducational AdvantagesAdvantages• School School

SocializationSocialization

Educational Advantages Educational Advantages • Positive Positive

RelationshipsRelationships

Educational AdvantagesEducational Advantages

• Educational Educational SuccessSuccess

Family-social Interactions

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Advantage or Disadvantage?Advantage or Disadvantage?•Bicultural Identity

•Access to Deaf Community

• Access to Hearing Community

•Access to ASL

Disadvantages

• Financial Strain • Surgical Risks• Meningitis • Testing Accuracy

Negative Responses

Negative Responses

FinancialFinancial StrainsStrains

• Approximately 28,400 Approximately 28,400 Deaf Children in the U.S. have Deaf Children in the U.S. have received implants (NIDCD, 2011)received implants (NIDCD, 2011)

• Lack of accessibility due to povertyLack of accessibility due to poverty

Surgical Risks

• Bradycardia

• Meningitis

• Flap Breakdown

• Nerve Damage

• Infection

• Tinnitus

Surgical Risks

• Bradycardia

• Meningitis

• Flap Breakdown

• Nerve Damage

• Infection

• Tinnitus

Surgical Risks

• Bradycardia

• Meningitis

• Flap Breakdown

• Nerve Damage

• Infection

• Tinnitus

• Studies were done on Studies were done on 4,264 children with 4,264 children with implantsimplants

• 26 contracted Bacterial 26 contracted Bacterial MeningitisMeningitis

• 138.2 cases per 100,000 138.2 cases per 100,000 childrenchildren

Meningitis

Accurate Testing?

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