The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants - Softcover

Chute, Patricia M.; Nevins, Mary Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563681293 ISBN 13: 9781563681295

Publisher: Gallaudet University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Offers a guide to cochlear implanation for parents, including discussion of the evaluation process, device options, surgical procedure, and device maintenance.

About this title

About the Author

Patricia M. Chute is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Mary Ellen Nevins is Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Deafness at Kean University, Union, New Jersey.

From Library Journal

A cochlear implant (CI) is a system of internal and external devices that analyze and digitize sound into signals, stimulating auditory nerves in the cochlea and sending the results to the brain for interpretation. First developed in the early 1980s, CIs have been a source of controversy among the deaf, particularly when used in prelingual children. Many feel that CIs show that the hearing world sees the deaf child as a "disabled" member of the hearing community rather than an integral member of a vibrant deaf culture. In the last few years, however, there has been a slow-growing acceptance of CIs as one more tool, like a hearing aid or speech reading. For parents trying to decide whether or not their child would benefit from a CI (not all children are suitable candidates), this guide by two specialists in the education of deaf children is a much-welcomed aid. It explains the process of evaluation, device options, the surgery itself, what to expect at switch-on, CI limitations, ways to enhance language development and learning at home, school issues, and individual children's variations in response to perceived sounds. Also included is a cogent discussion of the deaf community's concerns regarding CI. Resources are included in the appendixes. Recommended for pediatric and consumer health collections.
Anne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp. Lib., NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1563681293
• ISBN 13: 9781563681295
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200