Effect of neurofeedback in improving deaf students reading after cochlear implantation

Abstract

Introduction: <br><br>The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of neurofeedback in improving reading in deaf children after cochlear implantation.Materials and Methods: This study was a statistical sample of 8 children (5 boys and 3 girls) aged 8-14 years with an IQ of 80, according to Wechsler test is listed in the student’s file. After identify-ing students with criteria and their parents participated in the Ava center in Ilam and <br><br>after hearing explanations about the way they run the business themselves. Criteria: no history of seizure disorders, epilepsy and brain trauma. Since the cochlear implant at 18 months and maximum 24 months. The participants were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. Experimental group for 20 sessions of 40 min-utes each (three sessions per week) receive neurofeedback treatment. The instru-ment used in this study, a demographic questionnaire ( such as age,. grade, and IQ ), <br><br>a reading disorder test Nsft et al (1380 ) and the neurofeedback devices.Results:The ability to read the eurofeedback group showed that reading difficulties in the ex-perimental group was lower . Functional groups in addition , relocation, replacement and reverse readings improved. Conclusion:The results uggest that neurofeedback education improves cognitive function. It seems that the neurofeedback facilitates the processing of information, because SMR reduces the voluntary control of the interaction of the motor system on cognitive information processing.