The Cochlear Implant School Toolkit

2 - Preparing Your Child for School-Entry

Understanding the cochlear implant

Depending upon age and readiness, you can teach your child to do certain cochlear implant-related tasks. This may help your child become more comfortable with the cochlear implant, which may lead to a feeling of empowerment and control over one's life.  

We list the tasks below from simple to more complex:

• Replace the transmitter/headpiece if it falls off
• Put the microphone back over the ear if it drops off
• Tell an adult when the cochlear implant is not working properly
• Know the names of the different parts of the cochlear implant
• Know to avoid plastic slides because of static
• Know to keep the cochlear implant dry
• Turn processor on/off
• Replace batteries
• Adjust settings on the cochlear implant, depending upon the noise in the environment
• Adjust settings on an FM system