The parents' guide to cochlear implants
By: Patricia M. Chute, Mary Ellen Nevins
Contributors: Nevins, Mary Ellen
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781563681295
Subjects: Cochlear implants; Hearing impaired children; Deaf; Rehabilitation
Description: Offers a guide to cochlear implanation for parents, including discussion of the evaluation process, device options, surgical procedure, and device maintenance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-190) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Beginning the Process -- 5 -- 2.; title: Candidacy Evaluation -- 17 -- 3.; title: Options in Implant Devices -- 25 -- 4.; title: The Surgical Stage -- 41 -- 5.; title: The Post Implantation Stage: Initial Switch-On and Counseling about Device Maintenance -- 49 -- 6.; title: Learning about Listening through Home Activities -- 67 -- 7.; title: The Cochlear Implant as a Tool for Language Development -- 85 -- 8.; title: School Placement Issues -- 97 -- 9.; title: Cochlear Implants and the Whole Child: Implications for Performance -- 109 -- 10.; title: Deaf Culture and the Cochlear Implant -- 126 -- 11.; title: A Perspective on Parenting -- 133 -- Appendix A; title: NAD Position Statement on Cochlear Implants -- 179 -- Appendix B; title: Resources for Parenting a Deaf Child -- 187 -- Appendix C; title: Published Resources on Cochlear Implants-- 189.