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Notes of Caution
Earbuds are popular among children and teenagers, but these tiny devices can cause big damage to hearing if used improperly ...
From Jackson, Mississippi, to St. Louis Children's Hospital: One Mom’s Quest for Her Son’s Cochlear Implant
Ian Farley, now age 12, was born with single-sided deafness. A cause for his deafness was never identified; according to ...
Cochlear Implants: A Viable Option for Children With Single-Sided Deafness
Over time cochlear implantation has proven effective in helping restore sound awareness. It is now being offered to infants and ...
Medical Animation: Hearing Test
St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how sound waves travel when they reach the ear and how hearing tests work. Learn ...
Medical Animation: Cochlear Implants
St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how hearing can be damaged and how cochlear implants work. ...
Study Shows Increased Risk of Hearing Decline in Some Cancer Survivors
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have determined that a diagnosis of asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) in some pediatric ...
Crystal Clear
Children use their eyes and ears to understand the world around them. When something is wrong with either, it can ...
Sweet Music - David's Story
His families’ voices are sweet music to the ears of 16-year-old David Cluff. Those voices, as well as music overall ...
Meet CiCi: Cochlear Implant Star
Among the first things you notice about 12-year-old Sylicia Gregory (CiCi) are her winning smile and her gracefulness, the result ...
