Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is a vital part of learning to hear with a cochlear implant. Find out how MED‑EL can support you in getting the most out of your new hearing.

Steps Towards Success

After receiving a cochlear implant, one of the most important steps to best hearing is rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is the process of actively learning to hear with an implant and is important for both children and adults after implantation. Routinely practicing hearing skills can help provide faster and better improvement in hearing abilities.

“The most important step to hearing is rehabilitation.”

Made for You

We offer a comprehensive cochlear implant rehabilitation programme. Our materials are specifically designed for each stage of the hearing journey and offer practical tips you can use at home, work, or school. The MED-EL rehabilitation programme provides resources to help you or your child hear the best.

Rehabilitation Downloads

We have plenty of free rehab resources designed to support cochlear implant recipients of all ages, from lesson kits for hearing professionals to guides for parents and CI users.

Children

Activities, lesson kits, and guides to help parents and educators support children with cochlear implants.

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Adults and Teens

Tips to help you reach your listening goals, plus free resources for hearing professionals who work with teens and adults.

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Tips & Tricks From the MED-EL Blog

The MED-EL Blog is full of rehab ideas to try with your child or to improve your own listening skills. You’ll find lots of handy tips and tricks, all created by our dedicated team of rehabilitation specialists.

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A Child’s Journey

A Child’s Journey is an easy-to-use resource that lists skills based on developmental milestones for typically hearing and typically developing children from birth to six years. It covers eight developmental domains, including Audition, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Speech Articulation, Play, Cognition, Pragmatics, and Literacy. It is only available for tablets.

LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire

LittlEARS^® Auditory Questionnaire (LEAQ) is a parent questionnaire to assess auditory development in children with normal hearing, as well as children with a hearing loss who received cochlear implant(s) or hearing aid(s). It covers auditory development milestones in the first two years after receiving the hearing devices or in hearing children, up to two years of age. It is only available for tablets.

Hear Today

Hear Today is a resource developed for young people and adults with a hearing implant. It provides useful information on how to start the rehabilitation process. Practical tips and strategies for a variety of goals are provided along with suggestions for other helpful resources. It is available for smartphones and tablets.

Auditory Skills Checklist

This app is a checklist that assists in tracking the progress of a child’s auditory development and in setting goals. It is easy to use and particularly helpful in monitoring the development of a child’s skills over time. It is available for smartphones and tablets.

Common Objects Token Test

The Common Objects Token (COT) Test is an assessment app intended for rehabilitation professionals. The test aims to evaluate children at a level between basic closed set tasks and open set tasks. It is available on smartphones and tablets.

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