Journal Reviews

The impact of bilateral implantation on language outcomes

6 September 2021 | | Auditory Implants | Bilateral, Cochlear implant, Pediatric, Sequential, Simultaneous, Socioeconomic impact, language development

An American study retrospectively looked at the language outcomes of 204 children implanted either bilaterally, sequentially or unilaterally. All children received their first implant before the age of three years, and language measures were collected when the children were aged...

The paediatric dilemma of one ear in and one ear out of NICE criteria

1 May 2019 | | Auditory Implants | Auditory perception, Criteria, Guidelines, Indications, Outcomes, Paediatric CI, Quality of life, Speech and language development, Unilateral CI

The auditory implant team in Manchester have implanted a cohort of children where audiological thresholds meet the NICE guidance for cochlear implantation (CI) in one ear only, and the other falls into moderate, severe or sloping loss. These children are...

Relationship between ART and language development

1 May 2015 | | Assisted Oocyte Activation, Assisted Reproduction Technology, ICSI, children, language development, outcome

Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) and especially more invasive techniques of ART may be associated with an increase in neurodevelopmental problems including language delay. Some studies have reported slightly worse perinatal outcomes of IVF babies compared to naturally conceived babies. The...