Will They Catch Up? The Role of Age at Cochlear Implantation in the Spoken Language Development of Children With Severe to Profound Hearing Loss

G. Nicholas, Johanna; E. Geers, Ann

doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2007/073)

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Will They Catch Up? The Role of Age at Cochlear Implantation in the Spoken Language Development of Children With Severe to Profound Hearing Loss

Published in Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research • Aug 1, 2007

Authors:

Johanna G. Nicholas

Ann E. Geers

Abstract

PURPOSE: The authors examined the benefits of younger cochlear implantation, longer cochlear implant use, and greater pre-implant aided hearing to spoken language at 3.5 and 4.5 years of age. METHOD: Language samples were obtained at ages 3.5 and 4.5 years from 76 children who received an implant by...

Subject

Cochlear implant

Audiology

Spoken language

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