Cochlear Implant Program

Breaking the silence: How cochlear implants bring the world of sound to deaf children
The story of Hannah's journey through losing her hearing, and receiving her cochlear implant. Hannah's story appeared in a 2008 edition of Dream Magazine, published by Children's Hospital Boston.

Children's Hospital Boston's Experience Journal
Real-life experiences from families with deaf and hard of hearing children

Kelley Becomes a Star
Kelley Flynn had been profoundly deaf since she was two. What little hearing she had -- boosted by a conventional hearing aid -- was worsening. All that changed when, at age 7, she received a cochlear implant. Her story was featured in April 2005 on the PBS series "Scientific American Frontiers".

Helping teens make sound decisions
Childrens' Cochlear Implant video helps teens decide if they want to get a cochlear implant.

Devices can offer hope to deafened children
For a child with profound hearing loss, early identification and treatment is incredibly important to language development, especially during the critical period between birth and 3 years.