Frequent hearing tests showed their hearing loss fluctuating. Once 20 months behind other children her age, the daughter has now caught up to other children the same age. Surgery is not significantly different because the cochlea is the same size as it will be when the child is an adult. But the mastoid bone behind the ear will continue to grow over time. This means an extra length of electrode must be left to account for the growth.
Infants have the same type of incision as adults.
They seem to tolerate the surgery well. Surgery is the least difficult part of the whole process. Rehabilitation is where the hard work is. But he recognizes that surgery is hard for the parents emotionally. That is a tough question.