Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Approaches in Children with Hearing Loss and Deafness in Russian Federation

Impaired hearing in children such as hearing loss and deafness is crucial medical and social topic. Auditory function deterioration in a child can lead to mental and speech development delays. Preventive measures and timely diagnosis of defective hearing are extremely important to avoid any difficulties with social adaptation. This article covers key methods for diagnosis deafness and hearing loss in children, considers treatment of children with acute and chronic sensorineural hearing loss, and discusses issues of deafness surgical treatment via cochlear implantation in children. Cochlear implantation proved to be the most effective method for rehabilitation and social adaptation of children with significant hearing loss or deafness. Children with grade IV hearing loss and deafness can fully develop and integrate into society after successful cochlear implantation surgery and high-quality postoperative rehabilitation. This article contains basic data that pediatricians and otorhinolaryngologists should know when working with children with severe sensorineural hearing loss. Cochlear implantation is the advanced and effective technique helping children suffering from grade IV sensorineural hearing loss and deafness.