Luis Aurelio Castillo Vega is a two year old Peruvian boy who was diagnosed with a Profound Bilateral Neurosensorial Auditive Loss shortly after birth.
Ear disease and deafness in indigenous Australians is present in 90% of children, which is a major health problem. The Graeme Clark Foundation is planning to participate in an explorative study.
A documentary on giving deaf children the best start in life through fluent spoken language and social integration has been produced, highlighting the benefits that early implantation of cochlear implants brings.
Studies are planned to determine how deaf children and adults can use their cochlear implants and/or hearing aids to best effect in education and social settings.