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Originally Posted by jillio
Then you are doing more than most. I see that you refer for counseling services....pre or post-implantation?
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Either, it entirely depends on the family. Some people clearly need/want this, others don't
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Originally Posted by jillio
Perhaps the rushing is subtle. Do you, in fact, present the view that time is of the essence in receiving maximum benefit in the area of speech and hearing?
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Certainly we present the concept of neural plasticity and language acquisition windows. That is well documented, and it would be foolish to ignore. More often than not, the families want to rush us rather than the other way around.
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Originally Posted by jillio
If it were, we would not still be experiencing the magnitude of educational and social difficulties that we continue to see in CI recipients.
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The "magnitude" at our clinic is pretty much zero. When we have a patient who has a significant educational or social difficulty post-implantation there is always reason for it, and the reason generally has to do with either late implantation, failure to do appropriate follow-up audiology and/or therapy, or some concurrent medical problem unconnected with the implant