| Title: |
'A Survey of Communicative, Academic and Social Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users' |
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3 - Language Acquisition and Development
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Cochlear implant, language development, |
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- Participants will discuss cochlear implant technology to provide access to sound, essential for the development of spoken language.
- Participants will learn the results of a comprehensive survey study of cochlear implant recipients from throughout the United States concerning their communication, academic, and social successes and challenges associated with cochlear implant use.
- Participants will discuss potential implications of study findings.
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Abstract: |
Given the success of newborn hearing screening and the availability of hearing technology, many children can successfully develop listening and spoken language (LSL) skills. In fact, an unprecedented number of infants are being fitted with digital hearing aids as young as four weeks of age and more than 38,000 children in the United States have received cochlear implants (CIs). According to the American Academy of Pediatrics Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, linguistic and educational outcomes are optimized when a child who is DHH has a confirmed diagnosis, has placement of appropriate hearing technology (e.g., digital hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening devices), and begins participation in early intervention services from trained personnel prior to 6 months of age. Although the use of hearing technology for the development of LSL skills in children who are DHH is the mode of communication that many parents select for their child, it is not without controversy. This is particularly true when cochlear implantation is being considered. Some groups and individuals contend that utilization of an auditory language rather than a visual language, such as American Sign Language (ASL) may not be in the best interest of the deaf child and have expressed concerns that CI users may experience communication, academic, and social deficits. However, few studies have directly investigated the views and experiences of CI users to identify their opinions concerning their communication, academic, and social successes and challenges. This presentation will provide results of a comprehensive survey study of cochlear implant recipients throughout the United States concerning their communication, academic, and social successes and challenges associated with cochlear implant use. Quantitative and qualitative data will be presented. |
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