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For hearing-impaired children who are helped by a cochlear implant, studies show that two implants are often better than one, especially for younger children. 
 
Two implants improves speech perception in noisy conditions, and the improvement continues to develop for up to one year after the second implant.

Study Focuses on Cochlear Implant Placement

Forbes - 6/2/2006 2:34 PM

FRIDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- Sequential placement of cochlear implants -- electronic devices that can help restore partial hearing to deaf people -- in both a child's ears may help improve speech perception in quiet and noisy settings, a U.S. study finds.
 
The study included 30 children, aged 3 to 13, who received one cochlear implant and then a second in the other ear a minimum of six months later. The children's speech perception in quiet and in noise was tested at three, six, and 12 months in both unilateral (one ear) and bilateral hearing conditions
 
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