Cochlear Implantation: Phoniatric perspective
"last update: 27 August 2024"
- Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the guideline
➡️Monitoring/Auditing Criteria: To assess guideline implementation or adherence to recommendations. This is accomplished if the CI child acquires normal speech and language development, achieves higher levels academically, and develops better sense of security and better quality of life. Monitoring criteria for adult reciepients of CI, are improved social and work quality of life.
Clinicians should be able to:
-Work in a multidisciplinary team of related specialties to ensure proper candidate selection and successful outcomes post implantation.
- Acquire full history from the patient/caregiver.
- Perform evaluation of the preimplant auditory skills, speech, language and voice evaluation.
- Implement different strategies of auditory training to develop normal spoken language skills.
All clinicians should be aware and informed to consider the following:
• Red Flags that need any referral for Assessment/ Management must be taken into consideration.
• Why and when to Refer to other specialties .
• Management should be targeted towards implementation of proper auditory training for acquisition of spoken language skills, aiming to decrease the gap between the chronological age and the language age.
