Cochlear implantation
Devices can offer hope to deafened
children
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Greg
Licameli, MD Director of Children’s
Hospital Boston’s Cochlear Implantation Program
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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.
One option for families facing profound hearing loss in a child
is cochlear implantation, and Children’s Hospital Boston’s Cochlear
Implant Program, which has implanted over 200 children, is one
of the largest programs of its type in the country.
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Delivering bad news
Program
trains proffessionals in delicate situations
How would you tell a father that his toddler will never walk again? A mother that her little girl’s cancer has spread beyond the reach of chemotherapy? Or a couple in a waiting room that their baby did not make it through emergency surgery? Delivering bad news is one of the most difficult parts of a clinician’s job. But unfortunately, most receive little or no formal training communicating with families in critical situations.
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