Is There A Difference Between The Results Of Implantation In Adults And Children?
A32. Children who are implanted at a very young age or adults who became deaf after learning to talk – i.e. with postlingual deafness – respond better to the implant than adults with congenital deafness (born deaf) or prelingual deafness. Although we do not yet know the entire effects of a cochlear implantation on children who were born deaf and implanted later in life, it can be hoped that acoustic sensations will enable these children to incorporate sounds into their lives, and that will be of general benefit to them.
