Reading Room
The Reading Room is a series of articles and resources on a range of topics we have collected together to enhance your hearing rehabilitation program. To get started, choose from one of the main topics below.
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HOPE Bulletins are a resource for professionals working with children who have or will receive cochlear implants in a variety of settings (i.e., clinics, schools, early intervention, therapy).
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Though cochlear implants (CI) are designed primarily for the transmission of sounds related to speech, many CI recipients are successfully enjoying the sounds of music.
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Learning to use the telephone is a very important part of any hearing rehabilitation program.
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Highlights from past HOPE e-newsletters on a wide range of hearing rehabilitation topics. Each HOPE e-news provides information on a particular topic of interest (e.g., rehabilitation for teenagers) along with relevant resources and upcoming HOPE events.
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Spanish language resources are intended for parents of children with implants whose home language is Spanish as well as the professionals working with them.
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Cochlear offers a wide range of resources to support professionals serving children who are candidates for, or have, cochlear implants or the Baha System in educational or therapeutic settings.
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HOPE materials provide families with guidance and tools designed to promote language and auditory skill development in their children with cochlear implant(s) or Baha devices and when receiving implants or prior to receiving an implant. HOPE materials cover the age span beginning with babies and continuing through the teenage years.
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Adults who receive a cochlear implant have access to sounds and speech that were unavailable to them before. But hearing sounds does not necessarily provide understanding. Auditory training and learning how to utilize the technology can help a recipient achieve his or her personal best. Many HOPE resources for adults are also appropriate for teens.