West of England Hearing Implant Programme
Contact
details
Adult and paediatric spares, repairs
and enquiries - wehip@UHBW.nhs.uk
Landline - 0117 342 1191 (Adult
Programme)
Text message: 07468 756052
Landline - 0117 342 1607 (Paediatric
Programme)
We can offer a postal repair service
if you experience a problem with a speech processor and are unable
to attend the department to collect a replacement. More information
here.
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The West of
England Hearing Implant Programme (WEHIP) was established
in 1995 as the regional centre for the South West. We implant
both children and adults, who remain under the care of the
programme for life.
We work closely with other ENT and Audiology departments
throughout the region to ensure best patient experience. We have
some outreach clinics across the South West so that patients can be
seen closer to their home and continue to look for ways of
improving the care that we provide.
Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening
with early diagnosis and hearing aid fitting at a very young age
has led to earlier referral for consideration for Cochlear
Implantation. We aim to carry out Cochlear Implantation for
congenitally deaf children by the child's first birthday where
appropriate.
Our programme meets the Quality Standards set by the British
Cochlear Implant Group, Royal National Institute for the Deaf and
National Deaf Children's Society and our work is regularly audited
to monitor the outcomes of Cochlear Implantation.
We have a multi-disciplinary team including audiologists,
audiological scientists, Teachers of the Deaf (TOD), Speech and
Language Therapists (SLT), a clinical psychologist, surgeons and
administrative staff.
The three hearing implant manufacturers that are used by WEHIP
can be found below. All three websites offer information about
their implants and have ideas for listening and rehab listening
activities;
http://www.cochlear.com/
http://www.medel.com/
http://www.advancedbionics.com/
