Cochlear implantation in young children associated with improved language skills
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 05:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Children under 5 years of age with severe hearing loss who underwent cochlear implantation experienced greater improvement in comprehension and expression in spoken language than would be predicted from their pre-implantation language scores, with younger age at implantation associated with greater improvements, according to a study in the April 21 issue of JAMA...