title: A case study of a 4-year-old perilingual deaf child implanted with an Ineraid multichannel cochlear implant.
abstract: In August 1989, we implanted the first young (age 2-4) perilingual deaf child with the Ineraid multichannel cochlear implant. The child experienced sudden deafness at the age of 3 years 9 months. The time lapse between the onset of deafness and the implantation of the electrode array was only 4 months, but during that time the child completely stopped talking. Electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses were used for diagnosis and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Cantonal University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montandon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasper
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pelizzone
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013067:Speech Perception