The benefit of a cochlear implant in children with congenital single-sided deafness KU Leuven
The estimated incidence of sensorineural hearing impairment (HI) at birth is 1.86 per 1000 newborns, of which 30-40% suffer from unilateral hearing loss. For children with congenital single-sided deafness (SSD), a cochlear implant (CI) is the only rehabilitative option that can facilitate binaural hearing (i.e. hearing with both ears). This is not only important for spatial perception, but also for the development of spoken language, ...