The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants

Index

191 INDEX accessories for implant devices, 39 ACE (Advanced Combined Encoder),34, 35 activation of implant device. See switch-on ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), 128 adolescents expectation level of implant performance , 22, 115 rejection of implant device, 123–24 wear-time, 119 Advanced Bionics Corporation, 28, 29 age of child at time of implantation,17– 18, 111 language age of child, 22, 114 airport security, detection of metal in headset, 63–64 alerting response of child, 68–69 alerts or alarms of implant devices, 39, 62 allergies of children, 43 All Hear (single-channel implant), 28 American Sign Language (ASL). See also sign language as home language, 91–92 learning by deaf children of deaf parents, 88 negating need for implants, 6 schools using, 92, 103–4, 117–18 as sole form of communication, 115 status as legitimate language, 127 Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA), 128 anesthesia, 43, 45 antibiotics, 47 ASL. See American Sign Language attention deficit disorders, 114 audiologist’s role,17,20–21,49,50, 140, 141 auditory comprehension, 81–82 auditory-only input, 71, 83 auditory skill development. See levels of auditory skill development autism, 20 back placement of external equipment, 35, 55 backup equipment, availability of, 9, 65 Index batteries, 35, 58–60 behind-the-ear (BTE) units, 35, 37–39, 55 belt attachment of external unit, 55 benefits of implantation, 122–23 parents’ views on, 169–72 for speech, 86–88, 109–10 blindness, 20, 114 blood tests prior to surgery, 42 body-worn units, 35–36, 38–39, 55 book reading, 82–83 BTE. See Behind-the-ear (BTE) units candidacy evaluation. See evaluation of child (pre-implant) captioning, 128 cerebral palsy, 20, 114 change of communication method after implant, 155–57 Children’s Implant Profile (ChIP),17–23, 110 choice of implantation for child,5,23–24, 86, 129, 130, 134–37 choice of implant center, 11–16. See also implant centers choice of implant device, 9, 25–40, 141– 43. See also cochlear implant devices C II device, 29. See also cochlear implant devices CIS (Continuous Interleaved Sampling), 34–35 Clarion device, 29–39, 142, 143. See also cochlear implant devices C-level, 52 closed sets pattern perception and, 75–76 segmental identification and, 78–79 cochlea, 12 deformities in, 19–20, 112–13 hair cells in deaf persons, 13 medical/radiological assessment of, 19–20 Cochlear Corporation, 28, 40 cochlear implant devices, 25–40 accessories, 39 alerts or alarms, 39, 62 backup equipment, availability of, 9, 65 basic components of, 26–28 192 INDEX cochlear implant devices (continued): batteries, 35, 58–60 behind-the-ear (BTE) units, 35, 37–39, 55 body-worn units, 35–36, 38–39, 55 daily checking, 61, 121 electrodes, 30–31 external components, 35–39 FM compatibility, 39 headset, 36, 50–51 how they work, 12–13 internal components,30–35 internal receiver, 30 maintenance. See maintenance of implant devices MAPs. See MAPs microphone, 36, 60–61 microphone-monitoring systems, 39 MRI compatibility, 31–33 on and off dials or buttons, 56 parents’ views on choice of, 141–43 present-day devices, 28–30 program selectors, 38 sensitivity control, 39, 56 silicone versus ceramic casing, 30 single-channel implant (All Hear), 28 speech processing strategies, 34–35 switch-on. See switch-on telemetry, 32–34, 46 types of, 9, 25–40 visual checks of system functions, 61 volume control, 39, 56 warranties, 40. See also maintenance of implant devices wear-time, 119 cognitive disabilities. See handicapping conditions Combi 40 device, 29 computers and static electricity, 62 conditioned-response behavior, 69 cordless phones as cause of interference, 63 cords between speech processor and headset, 61 Cued Speech, 92–93 to augment implant, 109, 147, 152, 155, 161 evaluation of child’s communication skill with, 21–22 schools and, 102, 106 daily checking of implant device, 61, 121 day schools for deaf children,99–100, 105–6 deaf children’s relationship with children with implants, 160–63 Deaf culture cochlear implants and,15–16,91,111, 126–32 recommendations for working with implant centers, 131–32 state schools for deaf children and, 103 deaf parents of deaf children choice of implantation for children,6, 91 learning language, 88 decision to implant child. See choice of implantation for child detection of sound, 68–74 alerting response, 68–69 child’s recognition of spoken name, 73 conditioned-response behavior, 69 duration of learning phase, 73–74 environmental sound dictionary, 69–71 low-end performance for children with implants, 109...