Summer Camp 2015 Benefits from OCCF Grant
Aided by a $30,000 grant, Hearts for Hearing will offer a camp June 22 to 26 for children with hearing loss who are learning to listen and talk. Hearts for Hearing was awarded the Opportunities for Children iFund grant by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. This grant goes to charitable organizations that provide direct services […]
Adopting Auditory-Verbal Strategies
With modern hearing aids, wireless hearing assistance, and cochlear implants, children with all degrees of hearing loss are learning to listen and talk like their hearing friends, even before entering preschool. Read full article.
Counting Down the Highlights in CI Technology for Children
Cochlear implants have created new opportunities for children with severe to profound hearing loss. When cochlear implants are programmed appropriately and audition-based therapy is provided, many pediatric implant recipients develop speech, language, and auditory skills similar to those of their peers with normal hearing.