Educational brochure for parents of hearing-impaired children.The U.S. Department of Education has issued a brochure for parents, "Opening Doors: Technology and Communications Options for Children With Hearing Loss" that explains the full range of options, including cochlear implants Cochlear Implants Definition A cochlear implant is a surgical treatment for hearing loss that works like an artificial human cochlea in the inner ear, helping to send sound from the ear to the brain. , for deaf and hard-of-hearing adj. 1. having a reduced ability to hear, but not fully deaf; partly deaf. Adj. 1. hard-of-hearing - having a hearing loss hearing-impaired deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part children. "This brochure will improve the information provided to parents to help them make important decisions about their child's hearing health," says Cochlear cochlear pertaining to or emanating from the cochlea. cochlear duct the coiled portion of the membranous labyrinth located inside the cochlea; contains endolymph. cochlear nerve see Table 14. Americas' Vice-President of Consumer Affairs Donna L. Sorkin, an advocate for early intervention ear·ly intervention n. Abbr. EI A process of assessment and therapy provided to children, especially those younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. in hearing health. "This guidance is a milestone on the path to early intervention, universal newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?) 1. recently born. 2. newborn infant. new·born adj. Very recently born. n. A neonate. hearing screenings, and broader insurance coverage of cochlear implants," she adds. The brochure is distributed by state early-intervention programs and can be downloaded from the U.S. Department of Education's Web site at www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/ opening_doors/index.html. Circle 129 on Reader Service Card [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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