Cochlear Implants for Young Children

This book includes contributions from one of the most experienced and well known paediatric cochlear implant teams in the world. It covers the entire spectrum of care from initial referral through to monitoring long term progress. Contributions come from teachers, speech and language therapists, surgeons, scientists and from parents of implanted children. Detailed accounts of assessment and habilitation techniques and procedures will appeal to experienced practitioners and to students.

Contributors vii Foreword ix Preface xi Chapter 1 Current trends in Peadiatric cochlear implantation 1 Chapter 2 Cochlear implant systems 11 Chapter 3 A paediatric cochlear implant programme: Current and future Challenges 49 Chapter 4 Assessing audiological suitability of Cochlear implants for children below the age of five years 96 Chapter 5 Medical and Surgical aspects of paediatric cochlear implantation 135 Chapter 6 Electrophysiological and objective measures 162 Chapter 7 Fitting and Programming the external system 217 Chapter 8 Facilitating progress after cochlear implantation: rehabilitation - rationale and Practice 257 Chapter 9 Using video analysis to monitor Progress in young cochlear implant users 302 Chapter 10 Monitoring progress: the role and remit of a speech and language therapist 327 Chapter 11 Family perspectives 383 Index 409