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Studies on meningitis after implantation. Keep in mind these studies are in RATS Threshold shift: effects of cochlear implantation ...[Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007] - PubMed Result Protective effects of local administration of cipr...[Laryngoscope. 2006] - PubMed Result And one...

This has been the policy at our clinic for quite some time, but it may not be the policy at all clinics.

What I think it translates to is some clinics not doing a thorough enough job. If every implant center refused to do an implant without proof of vaccination from the GP/pediatrician, then it wouldn't matter whether the families remembered if the vaccination had been done. Sheri

Being a lawyer, I am well acquainted with the difference between objective and subjective. However, you can objectively report on a collection of subjective experiences.

Our clinic would likely not recommend an oral-only approach for someone with an infant with a 120 dB bilateral loss that unless the child was going to receive an implant, and we would strongly urge the implant. Sheri

Having a CI is not a pre-requisite to being "informed" on the topic. I don't have a CI, my child doesn't have a CI, but we are both HI, and I have come into contact with over 1000 people who have CIs in the past 3 years. I spend probably 60+ hours per week on the topic related to my job, and...

I think "who pushes what communications modality" is very regional. In California, for example, it is actually the opposite of what you indicate below. Early Intervention in our state is very biased towards communication modalities that include sign, our foundation actually developed and...

I'm not convinced the article is relevant to CIs, in the "what is coming soon" sense. They are referencing orthopedic implants with titanium. Only Med-el (I think) does an implant with a titanium casing. Also, the titanium used for orthopedic implants is intended to "osseointegrate", that is...

There is residual hearing, then there is aidable residual hearing. Please don't confuse the two. If I have an audiogram with a 110 dB vibrotactile result at 500 hz, technically I have "residual hearing" (because it wasn't NR, no response) but it sure as heck is not going to benefit me in any...

You don't need to be categorized as profoundly deaf any more to be a CI candidate under the FDA system. 60 % word recognition under best aided conditions combined with the right audiogram is generally sufficient. What constitutes the right audiogram depends on age. For adults, you can have...

Several points as someone who works at an otology practice but this obviously is not medical advice. Even if your husband changed his mind tomorrow, it would be 11 months minimum before your daughter could receive an implant. So think about what you can do in those 11 months, like hearing...

I haven't dealt with JHs implant program (except for the odd appeal) so I can't say anything about bias one way or the other. However, I would point out that it is a multi-center study including the University of Miami, House Ear Institute, and the University of Texas-Dallas just to name a few...

Crappy mainstream programs and lack of school support are not a valid excuse. The qualifications and credentialing requirements under NCLB and IDEA 2004 could not be clearer, and assessment requirements hardly changed at all in the last round of federal updates to special education laws. If...

Is a backup not what you go to when the primary mode has failed? For a child who had adequate hearing to develop normal speech and language who was suddenly losing that hearing at a rapid rate, who had no previous exposure to sign, what WOULD you call it? Lucky you. Mine wouldn't return my...

Yeah, well, if you are an insurance company or a school district I am the *last* person you want to come up against in a dark alley (or a courtroom). In less than two years, our program has gotten 8 insurance companies representing 126 million insured Americans to change their policies to...

Maybe I'm not an oralist by your definition because I don't believe in ramming cochlear implants down people's throats if they don't want them. Perhaps you missed my post where I supported SmithTR in his implant removal, and even offered advice on his appeal to the Canadian government prior to...

Some of us also know how much good the oral philosophy has done for individuals in the deaf community. I personally am acquainted with over 1000 people who are thrilled to have cochlear implants. I have yet to do an appeal (almost 800 now and counting) for anyone who has gotten the implant and...

YouTube - D-PAN: Waiting on the World to Change Check this video out. Very well done. The reviews are great, and I am told by my signing friends that it is well signed. Sheri

Another philosophical argument that I will probably regret stepping into, but based on the derivation of my employer's name, I believe I have a unique perspective on this issue. Many times in the bible (and for the record, I am not religious, I am citing this as I would cite to a research...

The fact that Lotte is a child makes me question your conclusion even more. Cloggy was talking about Lotte's future identity, specifically he used the language "is probably going to be". My five-year-old daughter told me last week she was a princess, and the previous week she said she was a...