{"id":228280,"date":"2026-01-03T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/ai-model-forecasts-speech-development-in-deaf-children-after-cochlear-implants"},"modified":"2026-01-03T06:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:10:00","slug":"ai-model-forecasts-speech-development-in-deaf-children-after-cochlear-implants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/ai-model-forecasts-speech-development-in-deaf-children-after-cochlear-implants","title":{"rendered":"AI model forecasts speech development in deaf children after cochlear implants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/ai-model-forecasts-speech-development-in-deaf-children-after-cochlear-implants.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An AI model using deep transfer learning\u2014the most advanced form of machine learning\u2014has predicted spoken language outcomes with 92% accuracy from one to three years after patients received cochlear implants (implanted electronic hearing device).<\/p>\n<p>The research is <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaotolaryngology\/fullarticle\/2842669\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology\u2013Head &amp; Neck Surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Although cochlear implantation is the only effective treatment to improve hearing and enable spoken language for children with severe to profound hearing loss, spoken language development after early implantation is more variable in comparison to children born with typical hearing. If children who are likely to have more difficulty with spoken language are identified prior to implantation, intensified therapy can be offered earlier to improve their speech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An AI model using deep transfer learning\u2014the most advanced form of machine learning\u2014has predicted spoken language outcomes with 92% accuracy from one to three years after patients received cochlear implants (implanted electronic hearing device). The research is published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology\u2013Head &amp; Neck Surgery. Although cochlear implantation is the only effective treatment to [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}