Kontakt 2008, 10(Supl 2):30-33

Cochlear implants in children with hearing involvementVyužití canisterapie u některých nemocí dětí a seniorů

Petra Hlavničková

Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra speciální pedagogiky

Hearing is one of the main senses making it possible to recognize the environment and to provide the orientation in the surroundings, but it also enables one to communicate with the surroundings. It is of importance that hearing defects should be detected as soon as possible. Children, who become suitable candidates, can acquire the cochlear implants after the hearing defect re-education. The cochlear implants are electronic hearing sensory replacements mediating hearing perceptions through the electronic excitation of the hearing nerve. The implantation should be suitably implemented most preferably between 18 months and four years of the child age, before completing the speech development, which comes after about sixth year of the age. Since 1994, cochlear implants were incorporated in 236 children living in the Czech Republic.

Keywords: Cochlear implant; implantation; rehabilitation; communication

Received: December 10, 2007; Accepted: January 30, 2008; Published: February 25, 2008  Show citation