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Computer Program Predicts Success of Cochlear Implants in Children before Surgery

A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs in hard of hearing children can predict whether they will develop effective language skills within two years after cochlear implant surgery. This could reduce the number of children who undergo the invasive procedure, only to be disappointed when cochlear implants do not deliver hoped-for results.

MarkeTrak VII: Are 1 Million Dependents with Hearing Loss in America Being Left Behind?

Evidence suggests that a sizable population of young people in America do not fit existing paradigms of hearing disability. Why are only a minority of children or dependents in America who have hearing loss recipients of amplification, and what can be done in the medical and hearing care profession to make sure that all children have received adequate help for their hearing loss?

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