Includes bibliographical references and index.

Auditory physiology and perception / Bradford J. May and John K. Niparko -- Brain plasticity : the impact of the environment on the brain as it relates to hearing and deafness / David K. Ryugo and Charles J. Limb -- The epidemiology of hearing loss : how prevalent is hearing loss? / John K. Niparko and Yuri Agrawal -- The pathology and etiology of sensorineural hearing loss and implications for cochlear implantation / Mark Almond and David J. Brown -- Correlates of sensorineural hearing loss and their effects on hearing aid benefit and implications for cochlear implantation / Ryan M. Carpenter -- The history of cochlear implants / Marc D. Eisen -- The design of cochlear implants / Blake S. Wilson and Michael F. Dorman -- Assessment of candidacy for cochlear implantation / John K. Niparko, Cristiano Lingua, and Ryan M. Carpenter -- Parental response to the diagnosis of hearing loss / Nancy K. Mellon -- Maternal attachment and adjustment : impact on child outcomes / Nancy K. Mellon -- Psychosocial development of deaf children / Nancy K. Mellon -- Motor skills in childhood deafness / Betty Schopmeyer -- Medical and surgical aspects of cochlear implantation / Debara L. Tucci and Thomas M. Pilkington -- Vestibular function and cochlear implantation / Charles C. Della Santina -- Clinical investigations of cochlear implant performance / Karen Iler Kirk and Sangsook Choi -- Music perception in cochlear implant users / Patrick J. Donnelly and Charles J. Limb -- Outcomes in cochlear implantation: assessment of quality-of-life impact and economic evaluation of the benefits of the cochlear implant in relation to costs / Frank R. Lin, John K. Niparko, and Howard W. Francis -- Language and speech acquisition / Nancy K. Mellon -- Reading and deafness / Betty Schopmeyer -- Rehabilitation for the hearing impaired : an historical perspective / Mark Ross -- Rehabilitation after cochlear implantation / Amy McConkey Robbins -- Education and childhood deafness : changing choices and new challenges / Sue Archbold and Gerard O'Donoghue -- Classroom strategies for early learners with cochlear implants / Mary O'Leary Kane ... [et al.] -- The cultural implications of cochlear implantation / John K. Niparko -- Implications of parental choice of communication mode : understanding the options / Nancy K. Mellon.