Mission
To restore, sustain and enhance the quality of life and developmental potential of the whole child with hearing problems and loss through a multidisciplinary team approach guided by honesty and integrity and rooted in advanced science and technology.
Overview
Rady Children’s Cochlear Implant Program provides state-of-the-art care to children with hearing loss, focusing on each child’s unique needs.
Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of professionals across disciplines – from Audiology, Otolaryngology, Speech-Language Pathology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Consultation and Social Work. The pediatric hearing loss team approach allows for a comprehensive evaluation of children being considered for the implants and patients who already have them.
About Cochlear Implants
Cochlear impla
nts are an alternative to hearing aids and can be used for pediatric hearing loss. They can transmit sound information directly to the auditory nerve in cases of severe to profound hearing loss, where the benefit from hearing aids is severely limited, or when speech perception abilities are poor.
As with hearing aids, cochlear implants do not return a person with children’s hearing loss to normal hearing, but for certain individuals with hearing impairments, there is a vast improvement in auditory function and speech clarity. The primary goal of our program is to provide each child with the tools required to understand spoken language and to communicate with confidence.
For more information on our program, click on the links on the left or Contact Us below. Our team has several important numbers for you to use. We have a cochlear implant community/educational liaison who will assist you through your journey and answer any questions you may have:
– Olivia Carrillo, Community/Educational Liaison
In addition, we have a dedicated number to answer any of your CI-specific scheduling or insurance questions: 858-966-8601
If you are trying to cancel an existing CI appointment to help with children’s hearing loss, please call 858-966-8100.