[Pedagogic aspects of rehabilitation of children with a cochlear implant. Report from the Hannover Cochlear Implant Center].

As we see it cochlear implant for deaf born and for children who became deaf is only justified if the cochlear implant center can belay an interdisciplinary teamwork preoperatively and the securing of habilitation respectively rehabilitation. The cooperation between parents and teachers of the children is absolutely necessary. As the neurophysiologists see it the cochlear implant is a good chance for young deaf born children to use sensitive phases for development of hearing and speech abilities. In these phases the children needs adequate stimuli for development. The changes for developing open speech abilities are slight, if the children are older.