Breaking Down the New Guidelines on Cochlear Implants for Pediatric Single-Sided Deafness

Families from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and/or those who speak languages other than English are already at a disadvantage when it comes to receiving appropriate access to healthcare, noted Meredith A. Holcomb, AuD, CCC-A, director of the Hearing Implant Program and an associate professor in the department of otolaryngology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Ear Institute. “Hearing healthcare providers need to ensure that discussions of how to manage SSD with a CI are culturally sensitive and conducted in a family’s primary language to reduce barriers for these groups.”