Cochlear Implant Program Each year, two or three of every 1,000
babies born in the United States are identified as deaf or hard
of hearing. For some of these children, a cochlear implant will
provide the opportunity to learn to communicate through
listening and spoken language. The All Children's Hospital
Cochlear Implant Program began in 1996. Our multidisciplinary
team approach provides education and guidance for the patient
and family before, during and after placement of a cochlear
implant. What is a Cochlear Implant? A cochlear implant is a
device that is used for children with severe to profound hearing
loss who do not benefit from traditional hearing aids. Hearing
aids make sounds louder, but for some infants and children, even
the most powerful hearing aids cannot make sounds both loud
enough and clear enough for the child to learn to listen and
speak. A cochlear implant system consists of a surgically
implanted portion and an external speech processor. The speech
processor captures sound and codes it