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Consent

Decision and Offer: A final decision is made by the team and, if appropriate, the adult is offered an implant which they can either accept or … Read more

Clinic

Clinic: During the initial clinic a medical consultation is completed by the Consultant ENT Surgeon. Every person under assessment for a Cochlear Implant will be seen … Read more

Speech and Language Therapy (SLT)

Initial Speech and Language Assessment: An informal communication assessment is completed by the speech and language therapist and information about equipment and services for people with … Read more

Initial Appointment

You will have an appointment with the audiologist who will take a full hearing history and complete a hearing test. Most people who arrive in … Read more

Criteria for Cochlear Implants

Click here to see the current cochlear implant criteria. This is an audiogram. Your hearing is plotted onto this graph (The quietest points you can … Read more

Assessment

An assessment is generally spread over a few visits to the Audiology clinic, for both adults and children. Initially patients will attend for a hearing … Read more

Review

A patient will be reviewed 6 weeks after the BCHD has been fitted to ensure they are hearing as well as expected. At this time … Read more

Fitting

The ranges of different implants take different times to heal and settle after surgery. We usually wait around 12 weeks before fitting a sound processor … Read more

Surgery

The decision to proceed with a surgical implant is made jointly by the patient, the ENT consultant and the audiologist at an appointment called an … Read more

Accessories and Technology

Many of the BCHDs we use at Bradford Royal Infirmary are able to connect to different types of technology. Cochlear A Cochlear™ Baha® 5 device … Read more