In the News
Read news article featuring the Cochlear Implant Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and its patients:
- The Cincinnati Enquirer
Lloyd grad didn't throw in the towel: Guided by positive attitude
May 23, 2006
"Dustin Drifmeyer had his foot on the base, arm extended and glove open, like any good first baseman. As the ball was thrown toward him, it appeared it would be a routine play. It wasn't. Dustin blacked out from the summer heat. Dustin blacked out from the summer heat. The ball smacked him in the face, knocking out what little hearing he had left..." Read the full article about Dustin. - Hearing Loss: News and Reviews
Deaf schools tout benefits
March 16, 2005
"Cincinnati's two schools for the deaf are trying to grow, even as technology to overcome deafness ensures more hearing-impaired students can attend mainstream schools..." Read the full article about St. Rita's School for the Deaf and cochlear implants. - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Deaf children's parents must decide on surgery
November 1, 2004
"To implant or not to implant? That question arises when a child is deaf. The child's family wonders what is best for the hearing-impaired: to learn sign language or to have a cochlear implant..." - WCPO News
Local Girl Thrives With Cochlear Implant
July 15, 2004
"Think about all the music and sounds you'd miss if you were born deaf. Healthy Living caught up with a little girl we first met when she was barely a toddler. Emily Crawley was born deaf, but thanks to early intervention, she's growing up in a world of sound..." Read the full article about Emily. - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Dustin can hear again
February 09, 2001
"For the first time in seven months, 12-year-old Dustin Drifmeyer heard his name Thursday. 'Dustin. Dustin. Dustin!' his father, Lonnie, repeated as they sat in an audiologist's office at Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dustin smiled. His father cried. An audiologist had just activated the Erlanger boy's cochlear implant..." Read the full article about Dustin. - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Two fathers, one dream: Men build bridge for so daughters can cross into the world of sound
September 07, 1999
"Steve Burns' wish is fairly simple. One of these days, he wants his daughter to hear a symphony orchestra. The Miami Heights father also wants Courtney, now 3, to be able to pick up the telephone to ask a classmate about homework assignments and to have normal conversations with other girls..." Read the full article about Courtney. - The Post
A quest for Courtney: Born deaf, she's taking 1st steps toward talking
April 8, 1999
"Like most parents, Steve Burns wants the best education possible for his daughter. He wants her to learn and flourish in a setting that allows her to make the most of who she is. But the education Burns wants for 3-year-old Courtney doesn't exist in Cincinnati at this time. Courtney, who was born deaf, is learning to hear and speak with the help of a technological innovation called a cochlear implant..." Read the full article about Courtney.
