Tag Archive: Medical Care
December 17th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Cochlear Implant, Medical Care, Misconceptions | Comments Off
Congratulations! You (or your child) are on your way home from a successful cochlear implant surgery. What now? Here are some tips to make recovery as smooth and comfortable as possible. First and foremost: […]
October 22nd, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Hybrid, Medical Care, Misconceptions | 2 Comments »
“When you get a cochlear implant, all of your natural hearing is destroyed.” This used to be the common wisdom: get a cochlear implant, forgo any residual hearing (hearing that you have without the use of hearing devices). […]
October 20th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, AVT, Awareness, Babies, Children, Cochlear Implant, College, Facts, Hearing Aids, Language, Life, Medical Care, Misconceptions, Music, New Parents, Research, Spoken Language | 1 Comment »
When you meet someone new, one of the first questions we tend to ask is, “What do you do?” When I tell people that I teach children with hearing loss to listen and speak, it’s […]
July 2nd, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: #AGBell2014, ASL, Audiology, AVT, Babies, Children, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Convention, Facts, Language, Medical Care, Professional Development, Research | Comments Off
In this recap: Complicated Cochlear Implant Cases and Evidence Based Data to Support Early Cochlear Implantation Complicated Cochlear Implant CasesTed Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.Meredith Holcomb, Au.D., CCC-A Meyer, a surgeon, and Holcomb, and audiologist, both […]
April 2nd, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Advocacy, Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Medical Care, Tips and Tricks | Comments Off
We’ve written quite a bit about how to appeal to your insurance for a cochlear implant -upgrade- new processor, but what if the insurance company turns you down before you even get out of the […]
December 17th, 2013 by Elizabeth | Tags: Babies, Children, Facts, Medical Care | 1 Comment »
When parents find out that their child has hearing loss, one of the first questions they ask is often, “Why?” Some causes of hearing loss are easy to determine: the child has outer or middle […]
September 10th, 2013 by Elizabeth | Tags: Advocacy, AGBell, AVT, Babies, Children, Cochlear Implant, Facts, Hearing Aids, Medical Care, New Parents, Spoken Language, Tips and Tricks | 5 Comments »
In the United States, there are significant differences in insurance coverages from state to state, and even between plans from different insurance carriers. This information is intended to be a general overview with tips that […]