Children with either no exposure or limited exposure to sign language end up with better auditory, speaking and reading skills later, a new, multisite study of deaf children with cochlear implants has ...

William Wootton was born profoundly deaf, but thanks to cochlear implants fitted when he was about 18 months old, the now 4-year-old Granite Bay preschooler plays with a keyboard synthesizer and ...

Typically, infants with hearing loss are first treated with hearing aids, and if these fail to help them develop early language and speech skills, they then become eligible for cochlear implants at 12 ...

Cochlear implants are not always recommended for infants with hearing loss and developmental delays, but new research suggests their use could be expanded. Cochlear implants generally are recommended ...

Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can help them understand spoken language and enhance social interactions, according to a study from Ann ...

Having autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, can make communication a challenge, and some of these children are also deaf, making social interactions even more daunting. But new research suggests that ...

Deaf babies and toddlers with developmental delays may benefit significantly from receiving cochlear implants over hearing aids. A new study in the journal Pediatrics pushes against the notion that ...

SNEADS FERRY -- Like many children, one of Tatum Lanier's first words was "mama." But she communicated it with five fingers spread wide and her thumb touching her chin. The 13-month-old daughter of ...

Historic Achievement in Cochlear Implant Surgery The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) in Jaipur has reached a ...

WEBVTT UTCHISON WAS THERE AS THE GIRL THEY CALL PELLA HEARD HER NAME FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. >> AT JUST A YEAR OLD, PELLA JINSKY IS A HAPPY LITTLE GIRL FROM THE SMALL TOWN OF SHERRY, WISCONSIN, TOO ...

In 2018 I visited twins in Bangalore, India who had recently underwent cochlear implant surgery. Their surgery had taken place the previous month and their implants had been activated, or turned on, a ...

Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can help them understand spoken language and enhance social interactions, according to a study from Ann ...