Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to identify the scientific production regarding life experiences associated with the cochlear implant for the last ten years, including the process of education and presence of the family in this context. Methods: this is an integrative review that researched articles published between 2008 and 2018, on the Brazilian portal: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Results: after selecting and organizing the studies, the final sample consisted of ten articles; 2017 was the year with the greatest number of publications (three). In general, they addressed issues related to school performance, quality of life of cochlear implant users and their families, development of vocabulary and oral communication, and the meaning of cochlear implant for users and their families. Conclusion: an increasing production of studies involving the cochlear implant, family and schooling was noticed, emphasizing the importance of new researches in this context to clarify further inquiries and their use as a tool to promote new strategies aiming to improve both the quality of life of cochlear implant users and the (re)habilitation process.
Highlights
INTRODUCTIONAccording to the Brazilian government’s decree no. 5,296, of December 2nd, 2004, disabling hearing loss is characterized by either partial or complete bilateral hearing loss, from forty-one decibels (dB) and above, assessed by audiogram at the frequencies of 500Hz, 1,000Hz, 2,000Hz and 3,000Hz; it may be manifested as mild, moderate, severe or profound
According to the Brazilian government’s decree no. 5,296, of December 2nd, 2004, disabling hearing loss is characterized by either partial or complete bilateral hearing loss, from forty-one decibels and above, assessed by audiogram at the frequencies of 500Hz, 1,000Hz, 2,000Hz and 3,000Hz; it may be manifested as mild, moderate, severe or profound. This definition has changed the text of the previous decree, which considered hearing loss the partial or complete loss of sound hearing possibilities beginning at 25 decibels
Regarding progress in interaction and communication of children with cochlear implant (CI), the family, and the mother, who lives intensely with the child, must develop strategies using everyday situations in order to create appropriate environments to stimulate hearing and language. For this to happen effectively, the family must be very well informed about the process involved in rehabilitating the child with CI, as well as aware of the needs related to this process[9]
Summary
According to the Brazilian government’s decree no. 5,296, of December 2nd, 2004, disabling hearing loss is characterized by either partial or complete bilateral hearing loss, from forty-one decibels (dB) and above, assessed by audiogram at the frequencies of 500Hz, 1,000Hz, 2,000Hz and 3,000Hz; it may be manifested as mild, moderate, severe or profound. 5,296, of December 2nd, 2004, disabling hearing loss is characterized by either partial or complete bilateral hearing loss, from forty-one decibels (dB) and above, assessed by audiogram at the frequencies of 500Hz, 1,000Hz, 2,000Hz and 3,000Hz; it may be manifested as mild, moderate, severe or profound This definition has changed the text of the previous decree, which considered hearing loss the partial or complete loss of sound hearing possibilities beginning at 25 decibels (dB). The CI is an electronic prosthesis surgically implanted in the inner ear, made of two units: an external one, containing a microphone, a speech processor and a transmitting antenna; and an inner unit, surgically implanted, which contains a receiver/ stimulator and a thin electrode cable[4] Undergoing such surgery demands a lot of reflection by candidates and their families, as it requires commitment of both, in the preoperative stage, and in the follow-up, since after the CI the oral and auditory (re)habilitation process involves speech-language pathologist and audiologist therapies, as well as the dedication of the user and all their relatives, especially when done in children. This review’s objective is to identify the scientific production about life experiences associated with CI in the last ten years, including the schooling process and family’s participation in this context
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