Dear Colleagues and friends, 

it is with great pleasure that we announce the IV International Symposium on Childhood Deafness, to be held October 24-25, 2008, in Naples, Italy. The conference will be hosted by the E.N.T. Department of Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital.  The topics of the meeting will focus on various aspects of cochlear implants, middle ear implants, cost/benefit and cost effectiveness of C.I. in children, brainstam implant, treatment of hearing loss using traditional hearing aids. One session will be dedicated to controversies in middle ear surgery.

In the past, cochlear implants were used only in cases of severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. In the last two decades the technology has developed rapidly and these advances have helped not only these patients but also those with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss thus obtaining a better level of function than they could have in the past using conventional hearing aids.

Our goal is to organize an international meeting that will serve as an occasion for all the groups from Italy, Europe and the Mediterranean area, to reflect on and share their experiences with each other.

We sincerely hope you will enjoy this event and we are looking forward to personally welcoming you to  Naples.

 

IV International Symposium on Childhood Deafness 24-25 October 2008 Naples - Italy
AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA DI RILIEVO NAZIONALE SANTOBONO-PAUSILIPON Napoli - Italia    S.C. DI OTORINOLARINGOIATRIA Direttore: Nicola Mansi   S.S.D. DI CHIRURGIA PROTESICA DELLA SORDITA' INFANTILE Responsabile: Antonio della Volpe   CENTRO REGIONALE DI RIFERIMENTO PER GLI IMPIANTI COCLEARI IN ETA' PEDIATRICA	Under the auspices of   European Accademy of Otology & Neurotology   The Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology S.I.O.P. - S.I.A.F. - A.O.I.C.O.	Honorary Chair Carlo de Vita   Chairs Nicola Mansi Antonio della Volpe      Program Chairs Antonio della Volpe Franco Trabalzini