تقييم الفهم الشفهي للطفل الأصم المستفيد من الزرع القوقعي المبكر

Abstract EN

Our study aimed to identify the level of oral comprehension in deaf children beneficiary of cochlear implant and compare it with children with a normal level of comprehension.

The researchers used in this study a sample of two regular school children, 4 years old, and two deaf children with cochlear implant aged between 4 and 5 years, selected from a Quranic school and a private clinic in the wilaya of El-Taref.

The researchers applied the Thiberge test to assess the level of comprehension of both normal and deaf children benefiting from cochlear implant, using a clinical and comparative approach.

The researchers concluded, through the analysis of results, that the deaf child beneficiary of a cochlear implant has a level of comprehension that is close to the level of the ordinary child in the case of early implantation.

In conclusion, some recommendations were made for parents and specialists, most importantly the need to equip deaf children with cochlear implant at an early age.