Cochlear Implant Program

Useful Links

Here is a list of websites that parents of children with cochlear implants, and parents seeking information about cochlear implants, have found helpful.

Organizations / General

• Med-El (Combi 40+ implants)

CI Gadgets and Gizmos

• http://sitewest.com/anna
  T-shirts with pockets designed to hold cochlear implant speech processors.
• http://www.silkawear.com
  Tie-on pilot caps with mesh sides to help keep processors on while letting sound through.
• http://www.getsafensound.com
  Customized retention straps for cochlear implant processors, hearing aids, and glasses, or a combination of devices.
• http://www.gearforears.com
  Ear Gear: retention straps and covers for hearing devices.
• http://www.junglestuff.com/ci_fanny.php
  Fanny packs designed for cochlear implant speech processors.

FM Educational Amplification Manufacturers

• http://www.phonicear.com
  Phonic Ear personal and classroom FM systems, and infrared systems.
• http://www.phonak.com
  Phonak personal FM systems including MicroVox and MicroLink CI.
• http://www.lightspeed-tek.com
  Lightspeed classroom and personal sound field FM systems.
• http://www.audioenhancement.com
  Audio Enhancement classroom and personal sound field FM systems.

Improving Classroom Acoustics

• http://www.classroomacoustics.com
  Classroom acoustics homepage, with links to Federal Register Petition for Rulemaking and articles.
• http://www.nonoise.org/quietnet/qc
  Classroom Acoustics Coalition, with online version of excellent booklet called Classroom Acoustics: A Resource for Creating Learning Environments with Desirable Listening Conditions.

Captioned Videos

• http://www.cfv.org
  Captioned Media Program of the National Association of the Deaf, funded by the US Dept. of Education. Online catalog of thousands of open-captioned videos of interest to children and adults; free loan with prepaid mailer to return the video. Good resource for school teachers who often use non-captioned videos in the classroom for instruction.

Cochlear Implants and Risk for Meningitis

• http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/cochlear.pdf
  Advisory statement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the risk of meningitis and advisability for immunizations against meningitis for cochlear implant users.