Cochlear implantation is a safe and reliable treatment for children with severe to profound
hearing loss. The primary benefit of these medical devices in children is the acquisition of …

This article employs meta-analysis procedures to evaluate whether children with cochlear
implants demonstrate lower spoken-language vocabulary knowledge than peers with …

This study investigated three questions: Is it realistic to expect age-appropriate spoken
language skills in children with cochlear implants (CIs) who received auditory–oral …

Debates about methods of supporting language development and academic skills of deaf or
hard-of-hearing children have waxed and waned for more than 100 years: Will using sign …

Objective: To address the question of whether, on a population level, early detection and
amplification improve outcomes of children with hearing impairment. Design: All families of …

This study evaluated functional benefits from bilateral stimulation in 20 children ages 4–14,
10 use two CIs and 10 use one CI and one HA. Localization acuity was measured with the …

Objectives: Although it has been established that bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) offer
additional speech perception and localization benefits to many children with severe to …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to identify variables that are associated with
differences in outcome among hearing-impaired children and to control those variables …

Research studies reviewed here have identified a wide variety of factors that may influence
a child's auditory, speech and language development following cochlear implantation …

The performance of deaf children with cochlear implants was assessed using measures
standardized on hearing children. To investigate nonverbal cognitive and sensorimotor …