Date:
Mon, 2012-01-09 21:40
According to two new studies, when a deaf child receives a cochlear implant -- and how many implants he gets -- have a significant impact on hearing and language outcomes. Patients with shorter lengths of deafness and earlier age at implantation tended to outperform their peers as reported in the January 2 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Research by Susan B. Waltzman, PhD, is featured.
-Susan B. Waltzman, PhD, the Marica F. Vilcek Professor of Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology
Read more: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/30498 [1]