Professor Susan B. Waltzman
New York University School of Medicine, USA
Title: Pediatric Cochlear Implantation
Biography
Biography: Professor Susan B. Waltzman
Abstract
As a result of newborn hearing screening and improved evaluation tools, many children with severe-to-profound hearing loss are being diagnosed as infants, which affords the opportunity to provide these children access to cochlear implantation although medical challenges must be addressed. The purpose of this presentation if to review all aspects of pediatric cochlear implantation including safety and efficacy in very young children. Anesthesia risks, blood volume, skull size and thickness, skull growth and device positon will be discussed in addition to candidacy and variable affecting outcome in various pediatric age groups.