Elizabeth Piazza1, Cherian Kandathil, Jeffrey D Carron. 1. Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Blair E Batson Hospital for Children, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cochlear implants have been used with increasing frequency over the past twenty years, including very young patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine if parents are satisfied with their children's performance after cochlear implantation. DESIGN: Survey mailed to parents of children receiving cochlear implants. RESULTS: 31 questionnaires were returned out of 69 mailed (45 %). The vast majority of responding parents felt that their children benefited substantially from cochlear implant surgery. CONCLUSION: Cochlear implantation is effective in helping children develop auditory-oral communication skills. Access to auditory/oral communication programs in this state remains an obstacle in postoperative habilitation.
BACKGROUND: Cochlear implants have been used with increasing frequency over the past twenty years, including very young patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine if parents are satisfied with their children's performance after cochlear implantation. DESIGN: Survey mailed to parents of children receiving cochlear implants. RESULTS: 31 questionnaires were returned out of 69 mailed (45 %). The vast majority of responding parents felt that their children benefited substantially from cochlear implant surgery. CONCLUSION: Cochlear implantation is effective in helping children develop auditory-oral communication skills. Access to auditory/oral communication programs in this state remains an obstacle in postoperative habilitation.