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Referral Criteria for YCIS - 08-05-2008

Over the years the criteria for Cochlear Implantation have gradually changed. This document offers new guidelines to help patients and their families think about the referral process.

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MED-EL Cochlear Implants - 05-05-2008

MED-EL is an Austrian company who produce one of the cochlear implants in common use in the UK.

Visit http://www.medel.com/

Nucleus Cochlear Implant Systems - 04-05-2008

Nucleus Cochlear Implant Systems is the worlds commonly used mutlichannel device from Australia.

Visit http://www.cochlear.com/

The Meningitis Trust - 03-05-2008

The Meningitis Trust is an international charity with a strong community focus. Established in the UK in 1986, it was formed as a direct response to a major outbreak of meningitis in the Stroud/Stonehouse area of Gloucestershire, UK in the mid 1980’s. The Trust was formed by a group of parents directly affected by the outbreak and keen to fight back.

Visit http://www.meningitis-trust.org

RNID Typetalk - 01-05-2008

RNID Typetalk is the only national telephone relay service which enables deaf, deafblind, deafened, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people to communicate with hearing people anywhere in the world.
Typetalk is run by the RNID and funded by BT, a partnership which guarantees the very highest standards of service. Its aim: to bring the benefits of the telephone to individuals and employees with communications difficulties.

Visit http://www.typetalk.org