title: [Rehabilitation in children and adults : An overview].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The rehabilitation of patients with hearing loss includes technical, medical, and therapeutic education interventions. The success of cochlear implant (CI) treatment depends on joint coordination and execution of all measures. During the history of CI, expansion of the spectrum of indication criteria has led to evolution of auditory-verbal therapy, speech therapy, and auditory training.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper describes the current status of therapeutic knowledge and experience of hearing and speech therapeutic rehabilitation in children and adults. Current treatments and quality assurance measures are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Effective auditory-verbal rehabilitation of children and auditory training in adults depends on individual objectives. In addition to subjective patient reports, the success of CI fitting is regularly monitored using specific tests. Therapeutic approaches that enhance the communication skills of children and adults are described in a structured manner. Established tests and their application in treatment, educational diagnostics, aftercare, and quality assurance complement the description.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Within an interdisciplinary team, structured auditory-verbal therapeutic interventions and reliable testing are crucial for documenting individual outcomes, discussing these compared to the expected result, and counselling the patient in terms of further therapeutic measures.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Abteilung; Deutsches Hörzentrum Hannover, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland. illg@hoerzentrum-hannover.de.
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authors.lastname: Illg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D013067:Speech Perception
keywords: Cochlear implant; Hearing loss; Quality control; Speech discrimination; Therapy