HEALTHY HABITS
WHO IS A COCHLEAR IMPLANT CANDIDATE?
While children with mild to moderate hearing ăďĮĮĉ řÅÐĊÐťĴåīďĉ hearing aids, the ðĊĴÐīŒÐĊĴðďĊåďīĴìďĮÐ œðĴìĮÐŒÐīÐĴďĨīďåďķĊÌ hearing loss is a bit more complex. Thanks to Rady Children’s exceptional Cochlear Implant Program and ever-evolving technology, more ÆìðăÌīÐĊīÐÆÐðŒÐĴìÐæðåĴ ďåìÐ īðĊæ Ĵ ĊÐ īăř age. An alternative to hearing aids, cochlear ðĉĨă ĊĴĮÌÐăðŒÐīĮďķĊÌ ðĊåďīĉ ĴðďĊÌðīÐÆĴăřĴď ĴìÐ ķÌðĴďīřĊÐīŒÐȘ ȵZķī ďÆìăÐ īAĉĨă ĊĴ Program is so comprehensive that the tool we developed Ĵď ĮĮÐĮĮĨÐďĨăÐåďī Æ ĊÌðÌ ÆřåďīðĉĨă ĊĴĮ ðĮœì ĴðĮķĮÐÌÅř ăðåďīĊð ìðăÌīÐĊȸĮ Services centers. It takes into consideration ăăĴìÐĊÐÐÌĮďåĴìÐ child and how we can ÅÐĮĴ ĮĮÐĮĮĴìÐăÐŒÐăďå hearing loss to get the ÅÐĮĴďķĴÆďĉÐĮœðĴìĴìÐ implant,” Dr. Carvalho explains.
To determine candidacy, patients see a ĉķăĴðÌðĮÆðĨăðĊ īřĴÐ ĉ ďåĮĨÐÆð ăðĮĴĮďĊĴìÐ >}ĴÐ ĉďŒÐī åďķīȭ ìďķīŒðĮðĴȘ ÅðÐĮ Į řďķĊæ ĮǥĉďĊĴìĮÆ Ċ receive implants. ȵÐ ðĉĴďåďăăďœĴìÐ æķðÌÐăðĊÐĮșœìðÆìĮ ř œÐĮìďķăÌĮÆīÐÐĊÅřǠ month, diagnose by 3 months and intervene ÅřǥĉďĊĴìĮȰœìÐĴìÐī Ĵì ĴðĮťĴĴðĊæĴìÐĉœðĴì hearing aids, connecting ĴìÐĉœðĴìīÐĮďķīÆÐĮďī implanting them,” Dr. īŒ ăìďÆďĊĴðĊķÐĮȘ ȵ}ìÐĮďďĊÐīřďķÆ ĊæðŒÐ Joint Commission ďĊAĊå ĊĴ>Ð īðĊæ āðÌĮ ÆÆÐĮĮĴďĮďķĊÌȰ æďďÌĮďķĊÌȰĴìÐÅÐĴĴÐī ðĴðĮåďīĴìÐðīÅī ðĊĮĴď develop normal speech ĊÌă Ċæķ æÐĴì ĴðĮďĊ par with their peers. The ăďĊæÐīřďķÌÐă ř ÆÆÐĮĮ ĴďĮďķĊÌșĴìÐĉďīÐ delayed they’ll be. That’s why we’re adamant ÅďķĴĉ āðĊæĮķīÐĴìÐĮÐ kids get what they need as soon as possible. It Æ ĊĴīķăřĉ āÐ ìķæÐ ÌðååÐīÐĊÆÐȘȶ
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