REHABILITATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AFTER A COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION (PEDAGOGICAL ASPECT)

Abstract

The only way for children with an inherent loss of hearing to be able to hear is cochlear implantation. The author covers important problems of medical, psychological and pedagogical rehabilitation of children, which had undergone such surgery. The necessity of cooperation between doctors, psychologists, deaf-and-dumb pedagogues and the child’s family in order to achieve a successful restoration of the lost skills or to form new ones: perception of sound, speaking skills, social adaptation is being stressed. A personal experience of rehabilitating children after cochlear implantation is described.

Keywords

• cochlear implantation
• rehabilitation
• medical
• psychological and pedagogical help
• adaptation
• children