Deaf children need language, not (just) speech [PDF]
, 2019 Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children need to master at least one language (spoken or signed) to reach their full potential. Providing access to a natural sign language supports this goal.
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Electrical vestibular stimulation in humans. A narrative review [PDF]
, 2019 Background: In patients with bilateral vestibulopathy, the regular treatment options, such as medication, surgery, and/ or vestibular rehabilitation, do not always suffice. Therefore, the focus in this field of vestibular research shifted to electri-
Barbara, Maurizio +10 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Cochlear implants known to provide support in individuals with bilateral hearing loss may also be of great benefit for individuals with unilateral hearing loss.
Stelzig Yvonne +2 more
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Phonological awareness, vocabulary, and word reading in children who use cochlear implants: does age of implantation explain individual variability in performance outcomes and growth? [PDF]
, 2007 The phonological awareness (PA), vocabulary, and word reading abilities of 19 children with cochlear implants (CI) were assessed. Nine children had an implant early (between 2 and 3.6 years) and 10 had an implant later (between 5 and 7 years ...
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COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION PREVALENCE IN ELDERLY
Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2014 Current paper describes an experience of cochlear implantation in elderly. Cochlear implantation has become a widely accepted intervention in the treatment of individuals with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss.
A. V. Starokha +5 more
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Early assessment of vestibular function after unilateral cochlear implant surgery [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction : Cochlear implantation (CI) has been reported to negatively effect on the vestibular function. The study of the vestibular function has variably been conducted by different types of diagnostic tools. The combined use of modern, rapidly
Barbara, M +6 more
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All-Optical Cochlear Implants [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 In the present work, we introduce a novel cochlear implant (CI) architecture, namely all-optical CI (AOCI), which directly converts acoustic to optical signals capable of stimulating the cochlear neurons. First, we describe the building-blocks (BBs) of the AOCI, and explain their functionalities as well as their interconnections.
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A longitudinal study of audiovisual speech perception by hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants [PDF]
, 2003 The present study investigated the development of audiovisual speech perception skills in children who are prelingually deaf and received cochlear implants.
Bergeson, Tonya R. +2 more
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Mandarin speech perception in combined electric and acoustic stimulation. [PDF]
, 2014 For deaf individuals with residual low-frequency acoustic hearing, combined use of a cochlear implant (CI) and hearing aid (HA) typically provides better speech understanding than with either device alone.
Fu, Qian-Jie +3 more
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Long-Term Functional Outcomes after 10 Years of Bilateral Cochlear Implantat Use [PDF]
, 2012 The aims were to determine the benefit of bilateral cochlear implantation in a 20 years old patient implanted in Croatia on hearing and speech development. The male patient, after 10 years of deafness, got cochlear implants Med-EL Combi 40+ on both sides
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