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Baby With Cochlear Implant Hears Mom for the First Time in Touching Video

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 28th 2010 2:24PM

A video going viral today shows a hearing-impaired baby named Jonathan bursting into a smile after his new cochlear implant -- a sort of bionic ear -- is switched on. It is a beautiful moment, indeed. A cochlear implant is a surgically ...
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Hearing Loss Doesn't Affect Quality of Life for Kids with Cochlear Implants

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Feb 26th 2010 1:00PM

Deaf children who have cochlear implants report the same quality of life as their hearing counterparts, and their perceived satisfaction improves with earlier implants and longer wear, new research shows. Auditory specialists from the Dallas ...
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Cochlear implants in children

by Heather Craven, Posted Jul 25th 2006 5:30PM

We've been fortunate in that none of our three children has shown any difficulties in hearing. I don't know how long this can last if our 13-year old plays jacks up the volume in playing rifts on his new electric guitar, but Loren has always been ...
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