Cochlear implants in children--a review.
Over the past two decades, cochlear implantation has become a widely accepted treatment of deafness in children. Over 20,000 children have received cochlear implants worldwide. Hearing, language and social development outcomes have been positive. We review current issues in cochlear implantation, candidacy, evaluation, surgery, habilitation, ethics and outcomes.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Ear Institute, Florida 33101, USA. tbalkany@miami.edu
Thomas J
TJ
Balkany
Annelle V
AV
Hodges
Adrien A
AA
Eshraghi
Stacy
S
Butts
Kathy
K
Bricker
Jennifer
J
Lingvai
Marek
M
Polak
Jack
J
King
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012046:Rehabilitation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed