Keywords
Hearing
Rehabilitation
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate factors related to hearing and language development in children undergoing Cochlear Implant (CI) surgery at a university hospital in Northern Brazil. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study of 48 patients undergoing CI, from 0 to 84 months, between 2010 and 2020. Family socioeconomic stratum, parents` education, performance on hearing screening, age at entry to the CI service, age of implantation, access to speech therapy after CI and hearing and language categories achieved. Results: Patients undergoing the hearing screening (40%) were treated for the first time at the CI service at a younger age and underwent the procedure at an earlier age. Children who had access to speech therapy after CI had higher language and hearing categories. Higher parental education was correlated with better language and hearing categories. There was a significant correlation between age at CI performance, socioeconomic status and parents` education. Conclusion: Early identification of hearing loss and implantation in the critical period provide better hearing and language results.