5 CONCLUSION
Extensive sample data showed that children with IEMs might receive
considerable benefit from CI. Children of IEMs detected speech sounds at
various frequencies. After one year of monitorized, most of them
developed pattern perception skills in a close-set mode. A
transdisciplinary approach is suggested in pre-and post-implantation
evaluation and follow-up. Auditory perception and language skills
expectations should be different from those for CI with the normal
cochlea. At least three years after CI, children with all IEMs showed
varying degrees of auditory benefit. As a result, the early age of
implantation is an essential parameter for CI users in IEMs.
Audiological evaluation and intensive rehabilitation program are
necessary.