Pediatric Cochlear Implant Patient Materials

AB provides informative materials that help parents of your pediatric patients understand the process and rewards of getting a cochlear implant.

Download brochures, share webinars, print patient literature, and review professional studies to show your patients’ parents how cochlear implants are designed to function and improve quality of life.

In a multicenter study, researchers demonstrated that AB recipients listen to music more frequently and enjoy the music-listening experience more than recipients of other cochlear implant systems.^4,5

Whether your pediatric patient is at school, at a birthday party, or playing at the park, they will want to easily interact with their playmates and classmates, rather than struggle to keep up. AB performs best in these challenging situations.

Gifford showed that 11 out of 11 recipients understood more sentences in noise with AB’s unique T-Mic™ microphone than with a behind-the-ear (BTE) mircophone.⁶

AB’s unique AutoSound™ technology automatically adapts to changing listening environments so that your pediatric patients can easily hear people speaking in everyday settings.

With AutoSound, children can focus on writing, running, or playing instruments rather than fumbling with dials to adjust their sound processor.

Independent research by Haumann, Buchner, and Lenarz concluded that AB recipients hear speech in noise and everyday life situations better than recipients of other cochlear implant systems.⁷

While a single cochlear implant will help pediatric patients, two cochlear implants provide measurable advantages. Bilateral cochlear implants help pediatric patients^8-10:

• Focus and hear better in noisy environments like the classroom or on the playground.
• Develop more natural speech by delivering more audio stimulation to a child’s brain during critical speech development years.
• Localize sound more easily.
• Listen with less effort.
• Not worry about where to sit in a classroom to hear well.

AB’s cochlear implant systems are Built Kid Tough™ so they can withstand real-world conditions. AB’s systems feature:

• Flexible wearing options designed to grow with your child from infancy to adulthood
• Advanced water protection that’s guaranteed
• Fully programmable childproof controls that are easy to see and use
• Eco-friendly, rechargeable battery options that are easy to change and last for years
• AB’s proprietary Intellilink™ safety feature that sends information only to a child’s implants, preventing swapping between users and bilateral mismatches
• Accessories like the Kinder Clip™ and Snuggie™ that are designed to allow for more freedom of movement
• FM compatibility for easy use in classrooms

The Bionic Ear Association (BEA) strives to improve the quality of life of individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss by providing information, education, awareness, and guidance on cochlear implants.

By connecting parents of pediatric patients to the BEA, and specifically to a BEA Mentor, you’ll help parents find peer-to-peer support and lay the foundation for greater success with their child’s cochlear implant.

You can also introduce your pediatric patients to the Bionic family: Bionic Buddy, his sister Melody, his parents, and the family dog. These characters help children better understand the process of getting one or two cochlear implants.

The Listening Room™ is a one-of-a-kind website that gives your patients a foundation of interactive and uniquely designed practice activities in English to improve their listening skills so that communicating with others is a successful experience.

Exercises can be done alone; with a therapist, parent, or listening coach; on paper; or with an iPod/MP3 player.