Center for Childhood Communication Patient Stories

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 Feel the Beat: Lyric’s Journey with Cochlear Implantation

After cochlear implantation at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a child with sensorineural hearing loss is able to hear – and enjoy – music for the first time.

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Logan's Journey with Rare Syndromes and Speech Development at CHOP

Logan battled Sturge-Weber and Klippel-Trenaunay syndromes, and has triumphed over speech difficulties with the support of CHOP specialists.

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Profound Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Maria’s Story

With cochlear implants, Maria can now hear more of the things she loves, whether it be music or people.

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Listen: Intensive Program Helps Teens Who Stutter

At intensive CHOP program, teens who stutter learned tips from successful adults on how to manage the condition.

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Autism, Language Disorder, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Julian’s Story

Because Julian is nonspeaking, he needed communication device — and the patient coaching from a speech-language pathologist — to open up his world.

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Voice Loss and Acid Reflux: Kate’s Story

Kate loves to sing. In a scare when she was 16, she experienced bouts of losing her voice. The Pediatric Voice Program at CHOP helped her get her voice, and her dreams, back.

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Unilateral Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant: Abby’s Story

Spontaneous total hearing loss in one ear turned out to be only a bump in the road — not an end of dreams — for Abby, who had a cochlear implant at CHOP at 17.

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Morgan’s Story: Overcoming Brain Injury After Ischemic Stroke

After just a year of care from CHOP’s Pediatric Stroke Program, 16-year-old Morgan has regained her ability to speak and is back to doing the sports she loves.

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Autoimmune Encephalitis: Kayla’s Long Journey to Diagnosis and Recovery

Bewildering symptoms, both physical and behavioral, brought Kayla to CHOP and led to a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis, a rare disease when a person’s immune system attacks their brain.

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Cochlear Implant for Hearing Loss: Lamont's Story

Lamont didn’t despair when he lost the little hearing he had in one ear. With a cochlear implant, he’s hearing better than ever and sharing his pride with other kids

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Center for Childhood Communication Patient Stories

Feel the Beat: Lyric’s Journey with Cochlear Implantation

Logan's Journey with Rare Syndromes and Speech Development at CHOP

Profound Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Maria’s Story

Listen: Intensive Program Helps Teens Who Stutter

Autism, Language Disorder, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Julian’s Story

Voice Loss and Acid Reflux: Kate’s Story

Unilateral Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant: Abby’s Story

Morgan’s Story: Overcoming Brain Injury After Ischemic Stroke

Autoimmune Encephalitis: Kayla’s Long Journey to Diagnosis and Recovery

Cochlear Implant for Hearing Loss: Lamont's Story