[Usefulness of the bilateral cochlear implant in children]
Pichon Riviere A, Augustovski F, Garcia Marti S, Glujovsky D, Alcaraz A, Lopez A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A, Rey-Ares L
Record ID 32014000315
Spanish
Authors' objectives:
The purpose of this report is to assess the evidence available on the efficacy, safety and issues related to coverage policies of the use of Bilateral Cochlear Implants in children with deep hearing impairment or deafness.
Authors' recommendations:
In children with acute hearing impairment or bilateral deafness whom amplification using hearing aids is not effective, the use of bilateral cochlear implants seems to be beneficial as to perception of speech in noisy settings and sound location in space (lateralization). In addition, one study showed that young children (less than 3 years old at the time of CI implantation) with deep deafness are prone to use verbal communications instead of signs and to use hearing without visual support when interacting with hearing people. The age at which second implantation is carried out does not seem to influence the benefits obtained which are more evident the longer time since implantation.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2011
URL for published report:
https://www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/?cod_publicacion=1293&origen_publicacion=publicaciones
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cochlear Implants
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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