New York Daily News: Cochlear Implant Helps Partially Deaf Toddler Hear Her Deployed Dad

August 1, 2017

Janet E. Green, AUD, audiologist at ��ϸ�� Langone’s Cochlear Implant Center, checking the hearing aid of a patient.

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On July 31, 2017, audiologists at ��ϸ�� Langone’s activated 14-month-old Theia Romaniecki’s cochlear implant as her dad, Army reservist Luke Romaniecki, watched via Skype, 6,000 miles away in Kuwait.

Theia received the implant to address her progressive hearing loss. , gradually introduced Theia to various sounds and words. “The implant was a success,” says Dr. Green. “It’s really important for both parents to be a part of the process with their child, so it was amazing that dad could be involved today.”

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