Postsecondary education for the deaf and its supportive system: the United States in comparison to Japan

This paper examines available post-secondary education and supportive systems for the deaf in Japan as compared to the United States.

Effects of combined electric and acoustic hearing on speech perception of a pediatric cochlear implant user

The primary objective of this study was to document the benefits and possible detriments of combining ipsilateral acoustic hearing in the cochlear implant ear of a patient with preserved low frequency residual hearing post cochlear implantation. The secondary aim was to examine the efficacy of various cochlear implant mapping and hearing aid fitting strategies in relation to electro-acoustic benefits.

The effect of pre-implant puretone thresholds on post-implant speech perception ability in children

This paper studies the effect of residual hearing on post-implant speech perception in children with cochlear implants. The effect of pre-implant auditory experience and the effect of neuronal survival in the implanted ear were investigated.

A retrospective look at cochlear implantation of post-lingually deafened children

This paper examines the benefit of relatively immediate cochlear implantation in post-lingually deafened preschool children as compared with initiation and continuation of intervention with traditional hearing aids.