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Can a child with a hearing impairment learn to talk while using hearing aids or is a cochlear implant necessary?

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Can a child with a hearing impairment learn to talk while using hearing aids or is a cochlear implant necessary?

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Children with all degrees of hearing loss can use hearing aids, a cochlear implant or a combination of the two to gain access to the speech and sounds that help them learn how to talk. Strong partnerships between families, teachers, and audiologists are essential to maximizing the potential of technology to help a child with hearing loss learn how to speak. Some children will achieve the goal of understanding and using spoken language with hearing aids and others get greater benefit from a cochlear implant. A child’s team will work together to ensure that the technology worn provides the auditory access necessary to develop spoken language.