Good News - FDA Approved Cochlear Implantation at 9 Months

Cochlear receives FDA approval to lower the age of pediatric cochlear implantation to 9 months.

https://www.cochlear.com/us/en/corporate/media-center/media-releases/2020/fda-ped-9-months#:~:text=Centennial%2C%20Colo.,bilateral%2C%20profound%20sensorineural%20hearing%20loss.

Cochlear received FDA approval to lower the age of implantation at the beginning of COVID-19 crisis; earlier access to cochlear implantation for children provides opportunity for better hearing, speech and language outcomes in children born deaf.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-surgeries-resume-pediatric-cochlear-implantation-can-now-be-done-as-young-as-9-months-301060328.html

Nucleus 24 Cochlear Implant System - P970051/S172

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/recently-approved-devices/nucleus-24-cochlear-implant-system-p970051s172

Check “Cochlear Implant in Children” to learn about Cochlear Implant

http://slpzone.blogspot.com/2013/06/cochlear-implant-in-children.html