Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Cochlear Ear Implants: Discussion

6:00 pm

Photo of John CrownJohn Crown (Independent)
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I am very sorry that I could not get here earlier. We had another health related debate in the Seanad until a few moments ago.

I have a couple of technical questions. What is the life expectancy of an implant when it is put in a child? Does it have to be replaced? What is the longest follow-up data we have on them?