| Description |
xii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Cochlear implant history and technology -- ch. 1. History of cochlear implants / Patricia Elizabeth Spencer -- pt. 2. Pediatric cochlear implants -- ch. 3. Pre-implant issues -- ch. 4. Language development and the decision to get a cochlear implant -- ch. 5. The cochlear implant center, surgery, and short-term post-implant outcomes -- ch. 6. Adjusting to life after the implant -- ch. 7. Educating a child with a cochlear implant -- ch. 8. Looking back : overall progress and satisfaction -- ch. 9. Language development of children with cochlear implants / Patricia Elizabeth Spencer -- pt. 3. Current issues -- ch. 10. The deaf community : perceptions of parents, young people, and professionals -- ch. 11. Ethics and choices : ongoing dilemma. |
| Subject |
Cochlear implants.
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Hearing impaired children -- Rehabilitation.
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Medical ethics.
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Cochlear Implants.
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Child.
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Decision Making.
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Ethics, Medical.
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| Added Author |
Leigh, Irene W., 1944-
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| ISBN |
1563681161 hardback alkaline paper |
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