Entering the World of Sounds: An Autobiographical Case Report on Ethical Issues Surrounding Cochlear Implants.
children
cochlear implant
deafness
ethics
pediatric
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
May 2022
Historique:
accepted:
24
05
2022
entrez:
27
6
2022
pubmed:
28
6
2022
medline:
28
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cochlear implants are considered a viable therapeutic option for deaf children and adults who meet the implant criteria. They enable the hearing impaired to deal with the effects of deafness and participate academically, socially, and vocationally with their family and peers, aiding them to live a life with fewer limitations in the world of spoken languages. Most importantly, cochlear implants counteract the impact of profound deafness in early childhood, in which the ability to develop spoken language is severely restricted. For these children, cochlear implants represent the only means of hearing speech, resulting in the development of meaningful oral communication abilities. Over the past decades, there have been intense debates about communication philosophies for deaf or hard-of-hearing children, the nature and concept of deafness, the value and diversity of the deaf culture, the purpose of deaf education, and the best education systems for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. There are two broad camps in the debate over cochlear implantation: those who embrace the technique and those who oppose it. In this paper, we describe my own journey from total deafness to the beginning of a dream career as an otorhinolaryngology resident. We also engage in a discussion about the ethical concerns associated with cochlear implantation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35755556
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25320
pmc: PMC9229930
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e25320Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Melissourgou et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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