Following implantation and rehabilitative therapy, the Hopkins team found that during the first two years there was very little change in the children's education status. Francis says he'll now focus on how a child's age at the time of diagnosis of hearing loss and age of intervention impact his or her development and educational independence. It appears that the cochlear implant enhances the achievement of this goal. Francis cautions that their results may not be duplicated everywhere. The children in this study have undergone intense, comprehensive rehabilitation here.
Many programs differ in their approach to rehab.
The cochlear implant is an electronic assistive listening device surgically implanted within the inner ear to stimulate hearing. Cochlear implants have been found to be among the most cost- effective medical procedures, ranking above other medical interventions like coronary artery bypass surgery and cardiac transplantation.