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Cochlear Implant Centrum Rhein - Main

Friedberg, Germany

Rehabilitation of children with CI –

possible outcomesYvonne Havers

1st Monsana Conference

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Girl: Pauline BurkhardtAge at videotaping: 13 yearsprelingual deaf (>90dB)First fitting: 7,5 years

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} Different aspects:◦ Age of implantation◦ Bilateral cochlear implantation◦ Migration background◦ Children with additional impairements◦ Children with hearing impaired parents◦ Educational placement

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Bilateral CI (n= 171) March 2009

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0

5

10

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25

30

35

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

adults

children


Children without additional disabilities or migration background (n= 244)

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38%

30%

7%

25%

Main stream School for hearing impaired

Integration Early support


Children with foreign family-languageMarch 2009 (n= 103)

49%

7%3%5%5%1%

30%

TurkishArabianserbischpakistanischmarokkanischItalianOthers

Spoken Languages in CIC: 19

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25%17%

12%

13%

16%

learning cognitive body behavior eyes multiple

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2%

98%

Children of hearing impaired parents

Children of hearing parents

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But they do depend on…

§ UNHS§ Duration of deafness§ Cause for deafness§ Duration of HA support§ Status of hearing nerve§ Good working technical support§ Mono- or bilateral support§ Support by the parents§ Education style§ …Important!Regular Rehabilitation with professional support

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} Why do these children have got a good chance to get into language?

} Importance of parental/ family support} Parents have to become real specialists for their

own children} That‘s why parents always have to join: Directly or

by television

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Therapist

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Child

Parents

Early support

School

Others


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parents child


therpist

Life or via live online rooms

Early support school others

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