Assess the impact of cochlear implantation on functional language performance outcomes in children.
Cohort study in a low socio-economic environment
Evaluation of parental perceptions of cochlear implantation benefits
Focus on post-lingually profoundly deaf children
Cochlear implantation perceived positively by parents and guardians
Significant improvement in language performance outcomes observed
Abstract
Despite a very low socio-economic environment, this cohort shows cochlear implantation has a strong perceived benefit from the parents and guardians of post-lingually profoundly deaf children.