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Child with complex needs wanting an implant.
Enquiry: I have a daughter who is 2yrs 11 months profoundly deaf with other complex needs she has a rare chromosome deletion which means she has growth delay, learning problems, cannot sit stand crawl walk reduced motor skills and visually impaired. we are currently in assessment process for ci, have been for 18mnths but very difficult due to these issues. i am desperate to know if there is anyone in or has been in this situation, surely kids with problems lik...
Posted on March 28, 2010 11:42
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11 year old with dyslexia
Enquiry: I have an eleven year old on my casebook who has an implant. She is clearly a bright girl but her literacy skills are very poor. She has had an implant since the age of three and although she has intelligible speech, it is very definitely deaf speech. I just feel that she might have dyslexia. What assessments would you suggest that I carry out to see if she is... and if she is, then what?! Reply:
Posted on January 12, 2010 17:09
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Time for concern?
EnquiryOur 9 year old son has a cochlear implant which he got 5 years ago. He was diagnosed very late (almost 3) and has made very little progress with speech since having the implant. He has a reasonable vocabulary of one / two word sentences and can understand simple verbal instructions but relies heavily on sign to make sense of what he is hearing. His progress both at home and school is very inconsistent. For instance, we will sometimes ge...
Posted on October 16, 2009 17:20
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CMV and language worries
Enquiry: I am very concerned about my daughter's progress with spoken language. She is now 61/2 and became deaf as a result of congenital CMV. She is increasingly becoming more confused with spoken language. For example, when I asked her if she had made friends at her Art class, she replied "No, I making rocket". On another occasion, my daughter was learning about Autumn in school. When she came home I asked her "What happens in Autumn?" an...
Posted on October 2, 2009 16:22
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Padded helmets
Enquiry: Are you aware of a padded helmet supplier that can provide a helmet for a 3 yr old child with an implant please? Child has head banging behaviours, and the standard helmets do not accommodate the fitting of implants. Reply: This is a common problem which is never easy to solve. The Nottingham Implant Programme advise that they have had one particularly successful outcome to this problem. A helmet was made using very lightweight...
Posted on February 20, 2009 11:48
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Outcomes and management - auditory neuropathy
Enquiry: A am a trainee techer of the deaf. I have just started working with a 4 year old who has been diagnosed with auditory neuropathy and is currently being considered for cochlear implantation. He is beginning to sign language and vocalises but does not have many words that can be understood. Do you have any advice about developing communication with children with auditory neuropathy and any research on the successfulness of implants with such children?
Posted on February 6, 2009 12:08
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Young child with auditory neuropathy
Enquiry : What are the benefits in implanting a child with auditory neuropathy and a possible severe hearing loss? He is 15months old. Reply: This is a difficult question to answer because auditory neuropathy (AN) is so complex and each case is highly individual. The hearing levels of children with auditory neuropathy can fluctuate and need monitoring carefully, using objective measures (e.g. ABR) as well the usual listening assessments. ...
Posted on September 26, 2008 18:26
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Reading and meningitis
Enquiry Is there any connection between poor reading ability and being deafened through meningitis? Is there any research on this? Reply: The first thing to establish is where exactly the reading process is breaking down. Does he understand the purpose of reading? Is he able to recognize any whole words? Are his reading difficulties related to limited language? Is he unable to remember and decode even simple words? About 40% of deaf ch...
Posted on September 5, 2008 15:17