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

Barry McCormick is the author of Cochlear Implants for Young Children: The Nottingham Approach to Assessment and Habilitation , 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Sue Archbold is the author of Cochlear Implants for Young Children: The Nottingham Approach to Assessment and Habilitation , 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. 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.