Auditory verbal skills training is a new approach in adult cochlear implant rehabilitation.

Introduction: Outcome after cochlear implantation in adults varies and is affected by many factors. One factor is auditory training after implantation. No national guidelines for adult auditory training currently exist in Denmark.

[Parents' perceptions of their deaf children's speech, language and social outcome after cochlear implantation].

Introduction: Our goal was to present results related to the speech and language skills and social well-being of 62 deaf children with cochlear implant performed at the East Danish CI Center, Gentofte County Hospital. We performed an outcome study based on parents' reports and background information.

Materials And Methods: In all, we studied 62 hard-of-hearing/deaf children operated on, switched on and fine-tuned from 1993 to 2003 in the East Danish CI center, Gentofte County Hospital.