Purpose: The US Food and Drug Administration indications for cochlear implantation in
children is currently 9 months of age and older for children with bilateral profound …

Objective: Examine the influence of age at implant on speech perception, language, and
speech production outcomes in a large unselected paediatric cohort. Study Design: This …

Purpose In this article, the authors sought to determine whether the precise age of
implantation (AOI) remains an important predictor of spoken language outcomes in later …

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 …

Objectives: Since the advent of cochlear implants, age at implantation has declined as
investigators report greater benefit the younger a child is implanted. Infants younger than 12 …

Objective The US Food and Drug Administration guidelines for cochlear implantation (CI)
include age greater than 12 months. Studies have suggested that implantation in children …

Purpose The authors examined the benefits of younger cochlear implantation, longer
cochlear implant use, and greater pre-implant aided hearing to spoken language at 3.5 and …

Objective Describe the long-term benefits of early cochlear implantation. Provide a
comprehensive description of outcomes, including: language, speech production, and …

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 …

Objectives Age of cochlear implantation (CI) is an important predictor of language
development in those with congenital sensorineural hearing loss. Despite universal …