Archive for the ‘Bilateral Implantation’ Category

AG Bell 2010: Monday

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

These articles are reposted from the reports I did for the AG Bell Convention 2010’s Official Blog.  I am reposting them here for readers who did not see them “live” during the Convention and so that they will be preserved on this site for future CIO readers.  Enjoy!
Auditory Neuropathy and Cochlear Implants: Theory and Treatment
Caroline [...]

AG Bell 2010: Monday Summaries

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Check out the Official Convention Blog for summaries from Monday’s concurrent sessions, including:

Auditory Neuropathy and Cochlear Implants: Theory and Treatment
AVT Model for Families Transitioning from Visual Language
The Auditory-Verbal Lives of Children with Multiple Challenges

COSTA RICA 2010: Monday

Monday, March 15th, 2010

We began our day today at Kinder Papillon, an inclusive preschool that educates children with hearing loss (along with some children with other disabilities) and their hearing peers. The children in the school range from about age 2 until pre-kindergarten age, at which point the children are mainstreamed into their home schools. While [...]

A Bilingual Cochlear Implant User!

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Right after my trip in France, I headed to Germany to meet a handsome young boy who was bilaterally implanted at the age of 10 months.  His parents utilized the Auditory-Verbal approach to teach him language through hearing and speaking.  I met him when he and his family came to the US about six years [...]

Six-years of hearing with bilateral implants

Friday, February 12th, 2010

It’s been almost six years since I’ve been hearing out of both ears.  I thought about writing this post when someone emailed me asking me about the benefits of bilateral implantation.  While I have talked over the years about the benefits of having two implants verses one, there are a few recent scenarios that made [...]