Kids with cochlear implants since infancy more likely to speak, not sign

(Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) Researchers from Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago present further evidence that deaf children who received cochlear implants (implanted electronic hearing device) before 12 months of age learn to more rapidly understand spoken language and are more likely to develop spoken language as their exclusive form of communication.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news