Cochlear implants before 9 months of age led to more natural spoken language development without increased surgical risks.

Eva Karltorp Martin EklöfElisabet ÖstlundFilip Asp Bo Tideholm Ulrika Löfkvist

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)

Our findings showed that cochlear implantation before 9 months was safe. Early implantation may reduce the negative effects of auditory deprivation and promotes more natural and synchronised language development.

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