The introduction of cochlear implants (CI) for pediatric populations with deafness has changed life conditions for deaf children markedly. A new generation of children with CI has emerged, and this review investigates how it has been documented that early intervention with CI and enrolment in family-centered auditory-verbal intervention allow children to close the language gap and develop age-equivalent language before entering school. At the school level, children keep up the language level. Most importantly children assess themselves to have levels of social well-being comparable to their peers with normal hearing.
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