Our beautiful baby girl, Rielyn is now 18 months old and at about 9 months was diagnosed with bilateral profound hearing loss; that later was determined congenital. This means, she was born deaf and it was missed at her infant screening. Her hearing aids are not working for her so we have no other option to give her the best life possible and go ahead with cochlear implants. It is a very serious surgery…but she will hear!!!!
THORVALDSEYRI, Iceland Volcanic Eruption
THORVALDSEYRI, Iceland - As once-stranded European travelers return to their routine lives, farmers near the base of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano are only starting to grapple with long-term consequences of the recent eruption.
SILVER CITY, N.M. -- Lance Armstrong said Wednesday there were plenty of good reasons he wanted to return to the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico.
Big climbs, a time trial, a competitive field.
The seven-time Tour de France champion finished 22nd in the Tour of the Gila's opening stage, a 95-mile road race to Mogollon that was capped by a grueling climb over the final five miles.
UPSIDE TO COCHLEAR IMPLANTS |
| Posted by Moderator Michael Hogan (admin) on Feb 05 2010 |
UPSIDE TO COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
Children with the surgically implanted hearing aids called cochlear implants rate their quality of life as highly as children with normal hearing, according to one of the first studies that looked at children as well as their parents. The findings are important, researchers said, because deaf children often feel socially isolated, have trouble making friends and tend to have low self-esteem as a result. The lead author, Betty A. Loy, of the Dallas Cochlear Implant Program, said the information would be useful to parents making decisions about cochlear implants for their babies. The paper appears in the Feb. 1 issue of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery.
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