Cochlear implantation in children

Cochlear implantation (CI) is an intervention for reducing hearing disabilities in children with congenital or acquired profound sensorineural hearing loss. The implant stimulates the auditory sensory pathway by way of electrodes that are inserted in the cochlea, which enables the deaf child to perceive sound. However this technology does not restore normal hearing. It may be an important aid in speech perception and speech recognition and can support spoken-language acquisition.