Purpose: define the limits of age in which the deaf young patients can benefit from cochlear implant
Background: deafness of young population is very common in Palestinian society, and the up to date “cochlear implant” is requested to be done for every deaf patient in any age, which is actually a misuse of this solution
Method: Literature review. The main points that will be presented:
1. Definition of cochlear implant
2. Candidates for implantation
3. Requirements of cochlear implant
4. post implantation Rehabilitation
Conclusion: best age for cochlear implant is before language acquisition