Cochlear Implant Center

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Hearing is a vital and irreplaceable sense, essential for everyone, both for communicating with people around them and for the perception of the environment. Modern technology and the development of Otolaryngology make it possible to restore hearing in people who have lost it during their lifetime or to infants and children who have never had it. Nowadays, we achieve this with the use of cochlear implants. In the entire history of medical science, this is happening for the first time for one of the five human senses.

The cochlear implant is the latest development in the treatment of severe hearing loss and deafness in children and adults. The Cochlear Implant Center of IASO General Clinic and IASO Children's Hospital is a certified cochlear implant center for all ages. It is able to offer specialized services for the evaluation, surgical treatment and rehabilitation of children, adolescents and adults with severe hearing loss.

Specifically, at the Cochlear Implant Center of IASO General Clinic and IASO Children's Hospital, provides the following services to children/parents and older patients:

Assessment of the patient's auditory perception (of any age, from infancy to advanced age) with special hearing tests by experienced medical personnel.
Assessment of the language skills of children and adolescents by specialized medical personnel.
Evaluation of the patient's suitability for cochlear implant surgery.
Provision of information through direct contact with interested parties (parents of children and older patients) as well as free printed material regarding cochlear implants and the surgical intervention required in each case.
Surgical treatment of sensorineural hearing loss and other types of hearing loss (conductive or mixed hearing loss)
Close monitoring and care of patients with implants during the immediate postoperative period.
Continuous support to the patient and family (in terms of materials, technical requirements and training) for as long as necessary, in order to achieve the best final result of the implantation.
Provision of information, training and collaboration with referring physicians and specialists who contribute to the learning process and rehabilitation of patients (pediatricians, ENTs, speech therapists, etc.).