Pediatric Cochlear Implantation

Nancy M. Young, MDLillian S Wells Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineHead, Section of Otolology and Neurotology, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoFellow, Knowles Hearing Center, Northwestern University School of CommunicationILUSA  Karen Iler KirkShahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor and HeadDepartment of Speech and Hearing ScienceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignILUSA

Part I: Introduction.- Cochlear Implant Design Considerations.- Part 2: Clinical Management.- Cochlear Implant Candidacy in Children: Audiological Considerations.- Vaccines and the Chochlear Implant Patient.- Medical and Radiologic Issues in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation.- Surgical Considerations.- Cochlear Implant Programming for Children.- Diagnosis and Management of Cochlear Implant Malfunctions.- The Role of Electrophysiological Testing in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation.- Part 3: Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Children.- Speech Perception and Spoken Word Recognition in Children with Cochlear Implants.- Binaural an Spatial Hearing in Implanted Children.- Language and Literacy Skills in Cochlear Implants: Past and Present Findings.- Benefits of Cochlear Implantation on the Whole Child: Longitudinal Changes in Cognition, Behavior, Parenting and Health-Related Quality of Life.- Part 4: Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Special Populations.- Redefining Cochlear Implant Benefits to Appropriately Include Children with Additional Disabilities.- Cochlear Nerve Deficiency.- The Neuroscience of The Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implant.- Cochlear Implants as Treatment of Single-sided Deafness in Children.- Part 5: Maximizing Cochlear Implant Outcomes Learning.- Elementary Cognitive Processes Underlying Verbal Working Memory in Pre-lingually Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants.- Working Memory Training in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants.- Auditory Training: Predictors of Success and Optimal Training Paradigms.- Integrated Language Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss.- Music as Communication and Training fort Children with Cochlear Implants.- Part 6: Educational Management of Children with Cochlear Implants.- Early Intervention Programs: Therapy Needs of Children Ages 0-3 Years Pre and Post Cochlear Implantation. 

“The book targets clinicians and researchers in current and emerging practice in pediatric cochlear implantation. … this is a comprehensive overview of the past and future of cochlear implantation. It targets audience for those specifically interested in cochlear implantation.” (Ana H. Kim, Otology & Neurotology, Vol. 38 (7), August, 2017)