Subject: Re: cochlear implant rehabilitation From: Catherine Warrier <cwarrier(at)northwestern.edu> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:22:57 -0500Dear List, A previous message asked about the rehabilitation of post-linguistically deaf subjects after being fitted with cochlear implants. A coworker of mine who also works for Advanced Bionics, a company that manufactures cochlear implants, tells me that post-linguistically deaf adults do not receive any training. This may be why it was difficult to find information on how the training is conducted. They apparently are able to learn on their own quite quickly, and in about three months have generally improved to their top level of functioning. Other groups, such as children or pre-linguistically deaf cochlear implant users may need extensive training. Catherine Warrier ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- Catherine Warrier, PhD Research Assistant Professor Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory Northwestern University ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-