For young prelingually deafened children, therapy is often recommended for a period of 3 to 4 years or longer depending on the availability of trained, local professionals available. The time commitment required for habilitation of postlingually deafened children or adults varies from 2 months to 1 year of weekly sessions. Consistent follow-through of these assignments is critical to the patient's successful processing of spoken language with the device. The timing and necessity of this will be determined by the team and patient. After an initial mapping session of 1 to 2 days, patients often return monthly for the first 3 months and then every 6 months after thereafter.
Children often require more frequent mapping sessions or map checks.
The patient will remain in contact with the center as long as the device is worn.