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Everything related to the Priority Ranking of the cochlear implant
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Bilateral (or Unilateral) implantation for post-meningitis.
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Bilateral (or Unilateral) implantation for children who are deaf blind.
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Bilateral (or Unilateral) implantation for sudden hearing loss (previous normal hearing bilateral within the past two years).
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Bilateral (or unilateral) implantation of children under 4 years of age.
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Unilateral implantation of children under 8 years of age.
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Unilateral implantation of individuals 8 to 18 years of age, with hearing loss greater than three years duration that has progressed to severe profound, who are primarily oral/aural communicators .
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Unilateral implantation of individuals 8 to 18 years of age, with congenital/ pre-lingual severe to profound hearing loss, who are primarily oral/aural communicators.
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Second implant for children under 8 years of age (catch-up category).
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Second implant for individuals 8 years of age to 17 years of age, with hearing loss greater than three years duration that has progressed to severe-profound, who are primarily oral/aural communicators.
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Unilateral implantation of individuals 8 to 17 years of age, with hearing loss greater than three years duration, who demonstrate minimal oral communication skills.
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Unilateral implantation of individuals over 17 years of age, with hearing loss greater than three years duration, who demonstrate minimal oral communication skills.