OBJECTIVE To examine whether age at cochlear implantation or duration of implant use is associated with speech, language, and reading skills exhibited at age 8 to 9 years in children who underwent implantation by age 5 years. DESIGN Performance outcomes in speech perception, speech production, language, and reading were examined in terms of the age at which children first received a cochlear ...

Background: Implantation of vascular access devices is of great importance in critically ill patients or those vulnerable to clinical worsening. The aim of this study was to identify the complications of implantation of vascular access leading to complaints from patients, in the forensic medicine commissions of Tehran. Methods: The present descriptive-cross sectional study was performed on all...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of age at cochlear implantation on the auditory development of children younger than 3 years and to compare these children's auditory development with that of peers with normal hearing. DESIGN Using a repeated-measures paradigm, auditory skill development was evaluated before and 3, 6, and 12 months after implantation. Data were compared with previously pu...

Background: The emotional changes of patients undergoing cochlear implantation (CI) has been addressed in a few studies. To date, no special test has been developed to measure these changes. Objective: To measure the emotional status of children undergoing CI by interpreting their drawings. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study on prelingually deafened children from 4-14 years of age underg...

OBJECTIVE Age is one of the most important determinants of the benefit achieved in the cochlear implantation of pre-lingually deafened children. Earlier age at implantation increases the exposure of children with a hearing impairment to auditory stimuli. Earlier auditory stimulation enables children to better understand spoken language and to use spoken language themselves. Furthermore, there a...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate the effects of age factor on the long-term efficacy of cochlear implantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS The electronic records of patients, who underwent cochlear implantation with the initial diagnosis of bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss in our clinic between January 2001 and December 2008, were analyzed retrospectively. The patient...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Some studies suggest that simultaneous or sequential cochlear implantation in a short period of time offers additional benefits. There is controversy regarding the existence of an age limit after which a second implantation offers less benefit for the acquisition of communication skills. The objectives of this study were to confirm that sequential cochlear implantati...

purpose: to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery (ccs) in children under age of 15 methods: this prospective cohort (since 2006) consisted of children less than 15 years of age who underwent cataract surgery with or without intraocular lens (iol) implantation. the role of the following factors on the development of glaucoma afte...