Kira has hearing loss: auditory-speech rehabilitation is needed to start speech

Three–year-old Kira has grade 4 hearing loss. Cochlear implants help to cope with deafness. But in order to start speaking, a child needs hearing and speech rehabilitation in a specialized center. Kira's mother began to suspect hearing problems at an early age. The daughter did not hum like the older siblings, did not always pay attention to the noise and rarely responded to the name. But the doctors did not share these concerns. It was only by the age of two that it became obvious that the girl could not hear. Development has begun with cochlear implants (the first one was installed on the right ear a year ago, and the left one was connected quite recently). Kira began to understand what was being said to her, began to pronounce the first sounds, and then the words. There are several dozen words in her active vocabulary right now. Kira works with a speech therapist and a sign language therapist twice a week, and with her mother every day. But it's still not enough, the vocabulary is growing very slowly, and there are difficulties with pronunciation. You need a powerful speech starter to start speaking confidently and clearly. Let's help Kira get to the specialists who work with children after cochlear implantation.