NAMES assessment profile was developed by the Nottingham Auditory Implant Programme (UK) specifically for children who receive a cochlear implant under 2-3 years old at the time of operation.
NAMES charts the growth of your child's verbal skills in the three years following their operation. NAMES measures active listening and auditory memory from the earliest days of cochlear implantation through to a sufficient understanding of spoken language to enable children to learn by listening within a group situation as would typically be the case in an educational setting.
NAMES is based on recognized developmental hierarchy.
What makes this dirrerent and why should you use it? Because NAMES draws on information about the development of audition and understanding in hearing children, but its starting point is the auditory changes in babies post implant, who access sound via the technology. This means the NAMES has specific probes related to the use of the equipment and the developing ability to detect sounds across the frequency range.
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Advanced Bionics would like to thank the Nottingham Auditory Implant Programme (UK) for making NAMES available for children, their families, and professionals worldwide