Thursday, 22 December 2011

Canadian Researchers-Technical Problems-Cochlear Implants

Problems with cochlear implants rare in kids: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Canadian Researchers have found that over the last 20 years, three percent of deaf children who got Cochlear Implants at their hospital needed new ones because of Technical Problems. Just a couple of those kids suffered a drop in hearing or speaking skills after the new devices were implanted, the team reported this week in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. The study's senior author, Dr. Blake Papsin, said that despite the low rate of repeated implants in kids, most will need a new device put in at some point in their lives. ... read more..

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