The Cochlear Implant School Toolkit

3 - Working with the School

Review information about cochlear implant equipment with the teacher

Discuss the importance of, and methods to, conducting a sound check of the equipment each morning.

• Give the teacher the Conducting a sound test information sheet.

Additionally, provide an overview of basic troubleshooting techniques and explain what to do in case of a malfunction.

• Give the teacher the Troubleshooting a nonfunctional cochlear implant information sheet.

The video below shows a teacher of a student with a cochlear implant discussing what she likes to learn from parents prior to the start of the school year.