Clinical Management of Children with Cochlear Implants

Laurie S. Eisenberg, PhD, is an audiologist and Professor of Research Otolaryngology in the Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She is also a member of the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Southern California. Prior to entering doctoral studies in 1986, Dr. Eisenberg spent ten years at the House Ear Institute as an audiologist working on projects related to first-general cochlear implants and the auditory brainstem implant.

Preface. Contributors. Section I. Clinical Management. Chapter 1. Cochlear Implants in Children: Historical Perspectives and Personal ReflectionsLaurie S. EisenbergChapter 2. Clinical Management of Cochlear Implants in Children: An OverviewMargaret E. Winter and Kristina Celani RoussoChapter 3. Acoustic Amplification for Infants and Children: Selection, Fitting, and ManagementPatricia A. Roush and Richard C. SeewaldChapter 4. Cochlear Implants and Auditory Brainstem Implants for Children: Surgical ConsiderationsKsenia A. Aaron, Elina Kari, Rick A. Friedman, and John K. NiparkoChapter 5. Programming Cochlear Implants in ChildrenJace Wolfe and Erin C. SchaferChapter 6. Bilateral Cochlear Implants in ChildrenRuth LitovskySection II. AssessmentChapter 7. Electrically Evoked Auditory Potentials: Clinical ApplicationsCarolyn J. Brown, Rachel Anna Scheperle, Viral D. Tejani, Eun Kyung Jeon, Shruti Balvalli Deshpande, and Paul J. AbbasChapter 8. Assessing Spoken Word Recognition in Children with Cochlear ImplantsKaren Iler Kirk, Rene H. Gifford, and Kristin UhlerChapter 9. Issues and Challenges in the Development of Evidence-Based Pediatric Intervention ProgramsSigfrid D. Soli and Yun ZhengChapter 10. The Assessment Role of the Speech-Language Specialist on the Clinical Cochlear Implant TeamDianne Hammes Ganguly, Sophie E. Ambrose, and Catherine Cronin CarottaChapter 11. Beyond Hearing: Use of Parent Questionnaires for Assessing Auditory Functioning in Hearing-Impaired InfantsLiat Kishon-Rabin and Osnat SegalChapter 12. Psychological Factors in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: Practical ConsiderationsCarren J. Stika and John F. KnutsonChapter 13. Neurocognitive Assessment of Children with Cochlear ImplantsWilliam G. Kronenberger and David B. PisoniChapter 14. Vestibular AssessmentSharon L. Cushing and Blake C. PapsinChapter 15. Outcomes in Cochlear Implantation: Assessment of Quality of Life Impact and Economic Evaluation of the Cochlear ImplantYevgeniy R. Semenov, Frank R. Lin, Howard W. Francis, and John K. NiparkoSection III. Rehabilitation and EducationChapter 16. Listening and Spoken Language at the John Tracy Clinic: Dwelling in Possibilities through Hope, Guidance and EncouragementJane Freutel, Mary D. McGinnis, and Jill A. MuhsChapter 17. Literacy and Educational Considerations for Children Who are Deaf and Hard of HearingDebra Kay Schrader and Vicki L. ReynoldsChapter 18. Habilitation Considerations and Models for Families Who Do Not Speak EnglishW. Michael DouglasChapter 19. Empowering Families of Children with Cochlear Implants: Implications for Early Intervention and Language DevelopmentJean L. DesJardinSection IV. Special Populations and Device ConfigurationsChapter 20. Working with Children from Lower SES Families: Understanding Health DisparitiesRachel Umans and Dana L. SuskindChapter 21. Cochlear Implantation in Children with Additional DisabilitiesKaren C. Johnson, Susan Wiley, and Jareen Meinzen-DerrChapter 22. Clinical Management of Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum DisorderHolly F.B. Teagle, Patricia A. Roush, Lisa R. Park, Shuman He, Carlton J. Zdanski, and Craig A. BuchmanChapter 23. New Frontiers in Auditory Prostheses: Auditory Brainstem Implants in Prelingually Deaf ChildrenLaurel M. Fisher, Amy S. Martinez, Jamie L. Glater, and Robert V. ShannonIndex