North Texas
Cochlear Implant Program
Cochlear Implant Information Index -
General Information -
Internal Components -
External Components
Speech Processing -
Warranty/Loss Information -
Other Resources
Where to Find More Information
A. Manufacturers
Advanced
Bionics Corp. - Clarion
• Telephone:
(800) 678-2575
• TDD: (800)
678-3575
• Web-page:
www.cochlearimplant.com
• Telephone:
(800) 523-5798
• TDD: (800)
483-3123
• Web-page:
www.cochlear.com
• Telephone:
(888)633-3524
• TDD: (888)
MED-EL-CI (toll-free)
•
Web-page: www.medel.com
B. Organizations
•Cochlear
Implant Club International (CICI)
•Self Help for
Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
•Alexander
Graham Bell Association for the Deaf (AG Bell)
•Network of
Educators of Children with Cochlear Implants (NECCI)
•American
Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
•National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
•National
Information Center on Deafness (NICD)
Two support groups for persons with
cochlear implants are active in the Dallas area:
Kochlear Kids:
David/Angela Patlan (214)946-2979
Kerry/Cheree Noble (972)416-2912
Cochlear Crusaders
Leola Mosso, President
Muriel Bartholomew, To be added to mailing
list, please call (817)429-9190