Ten-month old Katie has a bilateral congenital hearing loss characterized by little-to-no residual hearing.The most powerful hearing aids have provided little or no measurable benefit.Her parents are both hearing and hope that one day Katie will learn to talk,be mainstreamed into a regular classroom and be a full participant in the hearing and deaf worlds.Katie may be a good candidate for

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Since Katie has little-to-no residual hearing and the most powerful hearing aids have provided little or no measurable benefit, a cochlear implant would be the best choice for her. A cochlear implant bypasses the damaged part of the ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve, allowing for better sound perception and speech understanding. This would increase the likelihood of her being able to learn to talk and be fully integrated into both the hearing and deaf worlds. Bone conduction, in-the-ear and behind-the-ear hearing aids would not be effective in this case.

Ten-Month Old Katie Has a Bilateral Congenital Hearing Loss Characterized