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Advice Pool - Choosing a Preeschool for Your Cochlear Implant Child - Deaf School or Mainstream
The process of choosing the right school for your hearing impaired child can be very confusing. Should the child be sent to a specialized school for the deaf where the child’s hearing loss is given the proper a
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
ttention and care? Or is it better to send the child to an ordinary preschool where he or she must struggle to keep up with the other ordinary hearing children?
The Choices
Many children with cochl
The Choices
Many children with cochl
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
ear implants live in an area where they have an option of attending a special preschool for the deaf. These are usually part of a larger Deaf School, which is an institution that focuses exclusively on educating chil
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ren with hearing loss or other auditory deficiencies. The school’s staff will usually include audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and teachers who have completed courses in Deaf Education, such as those
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
offered by First Step. Most of the children that attend have some level of hearing loss, and are either cochlear implant or hearing aid users. Ordinary preschools can also be a choice for your cochlear implanted chi
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
d. There are usually quite a few to choose from in your area, so you can be select the one that best meet your child’s needs, as we outline below. Since your child has the benefit of being able to hear sounds w
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
ith their cochlear implant(s), he/she can usually keep up with the other children at the school without falling behind.
As a parent, you are faced with making this decision. Just what is important to take into consi
As a parent, you are faced with making this decision. Just what is important to take into consi
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
deration when choosing one particular type over the other? How does one decide on which school will be the best for their child?
Pros and Cons
The following list outlines the general pros and cons
Pros and Cons
The following list outlines the general pros and cons
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
f both the specialized Deaf Schools and ordinary preschools:
Deaf Schools
Pros
Deaf Schools
Pros
- Geared towards your child’s hearing loss – equipped to do the job right
- Child’s pro
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
fessionals on staff – audiologists, speech language pathologists, and Teachers of the Deaf Small Class Size – Child receives individual attention Therapy and Audiology Sessions available
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
on site – no need to miss school Can easily accommodate special needs of your child Cons
- Locations not available in all areas
- Does not give the child a real-world ex
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
perience with normal hearing kids May have many “deaf-culture” beliefs, such as promoting the use of sign language and other visual cues that hamper the child’s auditory and language develo
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
pment High tuition costs, somewhat offset by governmental assistance Limited choice of schools Regular Preschools Pros
- Child learns to speak from “normal hea
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ing” children Other children learn to accept your child’s hearing loss at a young age Large choice of schools usually available Lower tuition fees, less paperwork and hassle
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
i>Forces child to use ordinary communication methods Parent is more likely to be involved in therapy sessions which take place outside the school Cons
- Inconvenience of not havi
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
g therapy or audiology services available on-site School is usually not equipped to handle issues relating to your child’s hearing loss Child may have to struggle to keep up with peers
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
i>Child may have to miss a lot of school to attend therapy and audiology sessions Making the Decision Actually deciding on one particular school is a difficult task. There are many things t
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
o consider in a school, in addition to all the items listed above. Is the school warm and friendly? Will they do their best to ensure my child will have a positive experience there? Will the staff go the extra mile t
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
properly care for my child’s special needs? Are they attentive and responsive to my inquiries and concerns?
The final decision on this matter is ultimately made by you – the parent. However, being well
The final decision on this matter is ultimately made by you – the parent. However, being well
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
informed about your choices will make the process a lot easier. By preparing yourself first with knowledge about your particular choices, you are most likely going to make the right choice for both you and your child
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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