Each May, Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders. For 2021, the theme is "Building Connections."
Below are some of our resources that we hope you will share with your patients, colleagues, and friends that may benefit.
Participants in the videos include:
Vinton Cerf PhD "Father of the Internet" and Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Sigrid Cerf CI recipient, Technology Advocate Luciano Moreira MD Otolaryngologist and CI Surgeon, Rio de Janerio, Brazil Paula Pfeifer Executive Director, Cronicas da Surdez, Rio de Janerio, Brazil Donna Sorkin MA Executive Director, American Cochlear Implant Alliance
Cochlear Implants, Awareness and Disability: An All Americas Perspective
Moderated by Internet “father” Vint Cerf, listen to this lively discussion between five individuals--each coming from a different perspective--as they tell their personal stories and discuss cochlear implants in the larger world. Each shares lessons learned from their own journey.
by Naama Tsach PhD, Speech-Language Pathologist and Educational Audiologist
Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation for Adults
Naama's blog explores a range of issues intended to support adult CI recipients including emotional matters, challenges, and tools and approaches that can enhance listening and understanding. The blog address auditory learning broadly including understanding speech, identifying sounds in the environment, appreciating music, deciphering recorded speech, and conducting telephone conversations.
The perception of music for cochlear implant recipients is different than for individuals with typical hearing due to how the elements of music are coded through cochlear implant systems. Despite certain limitations, cochlear implants do offer opportunities for enjoying and appreciating music with the new sound from a cochlear implant.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) affects approximately 1 per every 200 births in the United States and is the most common cause of non-hereditary hearing loss. Hearing loss related to CMV may not be present at birth and hence missed by newborn hearing screening.
Hearing loss is a common injury among veterans. Veterans’ hearing care includes coverage of cochlear implantation though Veterans may not know they are CI candidates nor that the CI is a covered benefit even when they are fit with hearing aids within the VA healthcare system. ACI Alliance has interviewed Veterans who received CI and shares their positive stories to improve awareness and possible benefit.
The mission of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance is to advance access to the gift of hearing provided by cochlear implantation through research, advocacy and awareness.
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