Cochlear Implants
What Parents Should Know
Will be published approx. on 15. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-59756-296-6 (ISBN)
Description
Jargon-free and comprehensive in coverage, this handbook has been written by members of the Dallas Cochlear Implant Program to serve the needs of parents considering CI implantation for their children. Their rationale in writing the book was to ensure that parents had a reliable information source to supplement advices from medical and allied health professionals, to help enable them to make informed decisions. From surgical considerations, through insurance and lifestyle issues, to counseling, this book is an ideal patient hand-out, or should at the very least be recommended as a primary source of information. It further meets the needs of medical and allied health professionals in the communication sciences in understanding and being able to serve the information needs of parents in this situation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59756-296-6 (9781597562966)
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Persons
Betty Loy, Au.D. Dr. Loy is the Clinical Research Manager for the department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and conducts pediatric cochlear implant research there. Her research interests include health-related quality of life in young cochlear implant users and parental decision making in the cochlear implant process. She serves as a special assistant to the board of directors of the Dallas Cochlear Implant Program. Peter Roland, M.D. Dr. Roland is the Medical Director of the Dallas Cochlear Implant Program. He has worked with adults and children seeking cochlear implantation since 1986. Dr. Roland has performed hundreds of CI surgeries and is respected internationally for his cochlear implant expertise. At the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, he is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, and holds the Arthur E. Meyerhoff Chair in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Contributors Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D. Ann Geers, Ph.D. Christine Gustus, M.S. Emily Tobey, Ph.D. Holly Whalen, Au.D. Jessica Sullivan Linda Thibodeau, Ph.D. Lindsay Bondurant, M.S. Marjorie Maier, M.S.W., M.B.A. Melissa Sweeney, M.S. Pamela Tunney-Kruger, Au.D. Phillip Wilson, Au.D.
Content
Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Upon Learning Your Child Can't Hear Betty Loy, Au.D., CCC-A, FAAA Will My Child Learn to Talk? Emily A. Tobey, Ph.D. *Emma's Story Hearing and How it is Tested Pamela Tunney-Kruger, Au.D., CCC-A Don't the Insurance People Understand? This is MY CHILD!!! Marjorie K. Maier, M.S.W., M.B.A. *Scooter's Story Which Cochlear Implant Device is Right for Your Child? Phillip L. Wilson, Au.D., CCC-A and Holly S. Whalen, Au.D., CCC-A Cochlear Implant Surgery Peter S. Roland, M.D. *The Brothers' Story Initial Stimulation and MAPping: What to Expect Andrea D. Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A Auditory-Verbal Communication: Why We Recommend It Melissa Sweeney, M.S., CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT(R) *Megan's Story Advocacy for Optimal Educational Arrangements Linda Thibodeau, Ph.D, Lindsay Bondurant, M.S., CCC-A and Jessica Sullivan Quality of Life Following Cochlear Implantation in Early Childhood Ann E. Geers, Ph.D. and Christine Gustus, M.S., CCC-SLP *A Letter to the Doctor Resources Index