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Cochlear Implant Information

Since the Cochlear Implant section has gotten so large, I've added the following navigational links to help you get around:

Audio Simulations	People's Experiences
Information	Web Sites by People with a CI (or their parents)
News Articles About People with Cochlear Implants	CI Support
Manufacturers	Programs For Aural Rehab After Implantation

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Information

• A Comprehensive List of Questions to Ask When Selecting Your Pediatric Cochlear Implant Center
• Experience with the Cochlear Implant.
• Abstracts From Otology 2000: Achievements and Perspectives
• Advantages & Disadvantages: Hearing Aids vs. Cochlear Implants for Those with Severe Hearing Loss
• An Actuarial Approach to Cochlear Implant Candidacy in Deaf Children. II: Comparison of Implants and Hearing Aids
• An Introduction To The Cochlear Implant - From the John Tracey Clinic.
• Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology: Supplement 177 - All articles are about Cochlear Implants, and most of them are about the Clarion.
• Asking All the Questions Before the CI
• Asociacion de Implantados Cocleares of Spain
• Auditory Prosthesis Research Reports - Center for Auditory Prosthesis Research
• Bilateral Cochlear Implantation
• British Cochlear Implant Group
• Chat Transcription on Hearing Exchange - Edited Transcript of Chat at HearingExchange.com with Ms. Christine Writer, Manager of Consumer Education for Cochlear Corporation on 2/28/02. She spoke about the new Nucleus 3G ESPrit Behind the Ear processor as well as about the Little Speech Processor (LSP) that Cochlear is planning.
• Changes of voice and articulation in children with cochlear implants
• Children with Cochlear Implants Who Sign: Guidelines for Transitioning to Oral Education or a Mainstream Setting
• Clinical Psychoacoustics Cochlear Implant Research
• Clinical Results of the ClarionŽ Magnetless Cochlear Implant
• Cochlear Implant Education Center at Gallaudet
• Cochlear Implant Soft Surgery - Fact or Fantasy
• Cochlear Implantation in Children with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome
• Cochlear Implants - From ELEC3801 Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering at the Digital Systems Group. 

• Cochlear Implant Increases Access To Mainstream Education: Reduces Need For Special Education Support After Two Years
• Cochlear Implant Laboratory at UALR
• Cochlear Implantation Pre-Implant Information - Patient reference material from the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario.
• Cochlear implantation with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome
• Cochlear Implants - The Voice Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Cochlear Implants and Hearing Instruments: Do They Mix? - From The Hearing Review.

• Cochlear Nucleus Auditory Prosthesis Based on Microstimulation
• CochlearWorld.com - A Cochlear Implant Information Resource
• Compare Implants - From Cochlear Implant Central
• Comparison of speech perception benefits with SPEAK and ACE coding strategies in pediatric Nucleus CI24M cochlear implant recipients.
• Computer Simulation to Test Electronic Stimulation of Auditory System in Cochlear Implants
• Considering Cochlear Implant Surgery? Read this First! by Paula Rosenthal, J.D.
• Considerations for Effectively Integrating Spoken Language and Sign Language for Students with Cochlear Implants - By Mary Koch
• Cost-Utility Analysis of the Cochlear Implant in Children
• Deaf Children Who Get Cochlear Implants Early in Life Get the Biggest Language Boost, Concludes Largest-Ever Study
• Deaf-Blind Shown To Benefit From Cochlear Implant
• Delayed cochlear implantation endorsed for congenitally deaf children and adults
• Do Cochlear implants work with hearing aids? Yes, they do!
• Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Cochlear Implants. ERIC Digest
• Effects of Remaining Hair Cells on Cochlear Implant Function
• Effects of the number of channels and speech-to-noise ratio on rate of connected discourse tracking through a simulated cochlear implant speech-processor
• Erste Erfahrungen mit dem CI24M - Page is in the German language
• European Association of Cochlear Implant Users
• Gallaudet Forum Addresses Cochlear Implant Issues - In the Sprint 2000 issue of the Gallaudet Research Institute Newsletter.
• Growing Up Different - In this PBS series, one of their topics was the Cochlear Controversy. On their front page the description of this segment says "It seems like a miracle, but deaf advocates see hidden dangers in the rush to implantation. Also includes and interactive game called Tuning In where you can find out what a cochlear implant sounds like.
• Hearing: A New Choice - An excellent Question and Answer page about Cochlear Implants
• Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants, & Moisture
• History of the Cochlear Implant 
• Introduction to Cochlear Implants
• Learning-Disability in Children with Postmeningitic Cochlear Implants 
• Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE) - when an adverse events involving medical devices occurs, a report must be filed with the FDA. Search this database to view these reports. 
• Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique
• Multichannel Cochlear Implantation in Children with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome
• Neuronal Responses in Cat Primary Auditory Cortex to Electrical Cochlear Stimulation: II. Repetition Rate Coding
• Perceptual Adaptation By Normal Listeners To Upward Shifts Of Spectral Information In Speech And Its Relevance For Users Of Cochlear Implants
• Periodicity and pitch information in simulations of cochlear implant speech processing

• Preparing a Child for Surgery
  • 5 Tips for Preparing Your Child for Cochlear Implant Surgery
  • Cochlear Implant Coloring Books

    * From Med-El.

    * From Cochlear Corp (1-800-523-5798)  "How You Hear with a Cochlear Implant". Contact Cochlear Corp. or your implant center.

    * From Advanced Bionics (1-800-678-2575)  "Jamie Gets a Cochlear Implant". Contact Advanced Bionics or your implant center.

    * Alexander gets a Cochlear Implant - From The Hospital for Sick Children. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the links.

  • Cochlear Implant Story Books for Kids        
    * Abby Gets a Cochlear Implant by Maureen Cassidy Riski. ISBN: 0981648606. This children's picture book illustrates the process of how Abby gets a cochlear implant. Abby, who wears purple hearing aids, has a progressive hearing loss and her family chooses a cochlear implant for her. The story goes on to describe hearing testing, cochlear implants and the steps a family would take to explore this option of habilitation for their child who has hearing loss.
  • Getting Ready for Surgery - An excellent site that talks about getting kids ready for cochlear implant surgery. Includes printable puppets, as well as a coloring book.
• Publications in Cochlear Implant Research
• Recommended Guidelines on Safety for Cochlear Implant Users
• Rehabilitation Factors Contributing To Auditory, Speech and Language Skills in Children Implanted Before Age 5 
• Researchers working to make better music for hearing-impaired people
• Simulation of the effects of cochlear implant electrode insertion depth for tonotopically-mapped speech processors
• Sound and Fury Online - The companion Web site to the critically acclaimed documentary about one family's struggle to decide whether or not to use cochlear implants to help two deaf cousins hear.
  • The Sound of Science
  • Sound and Fury (2000) Video Now Available for Purchase! DVD version also available. Two brothers, one deaf and one hearing, grapple with a decision concerning their deaf children, and the debate that rages through the extended family turns less on technology and medical concerns than social politics and culture. The deaf parents of a school-age girl fear what the implant would do to her unique identity, while the hearing parents of a toddler see no question at all. Aronson gives all sides their say, but ultimately the increasingly angry arguments reveal prejudices and fears from both sides and split the once-harmonious family, much like they have split hearing and deaf communities across the country. Clicking on the underlined text will take you to this item at Amazon.com.
• Sound From Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants
• Sound Localization in Patients with Cochlear Implant-Preliminary Results
• Strategies to Ensure the Success of Cochlear Implants in Young Deaf Children
• Surgery and Functional Outcomes in Deaf Children Receiving Cochlear Implants Before Age 2 Years
• Totally implantable cochlear implant
• Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
• What is a Cochlear Implant? - A website for teens.
• Why is the piano player wearing mittens?

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