Bilateral Implantation
Date : 29th September 2010
Duration : 1 day
Venue : The Ear Foundation
Cost :
£85.00
Course suitable for: All professionals working with deaf children
Course Description:
Bilateral implantation is increasingly becoming the routine audiologic management for severe to profoundly deaf children. There is a growth in both simultaneous and sequential bilateral implantation. This one day course will consider and explore the benefits of binaural hearing.
This course will give you:
~ An overview of the current research and expectations for children receiving bilateral implantation.
~ Opportunities to consider the issues involved in assessment, tuning and balancing the two systems being worn.
~ Opportunities to think about the practical support and management of children with bilateral cochlear implants.
~ Time for group discussion to consider the long term implications of having a bilateral cochlear implant
~ Insights into the experience of parents who have a child with bilateral cochlear implants
~ An overview of the current practice in Sweden and Belgium and the outcomes they have obtained with regards to bilateral implantation.