NHS Scotland Cochlear Implant Programme

NHS Scotland Cochlear Implant Programme Welcome to the official SCIP page. For children, being able to hear clearly is key to developing spoken language.

This page is for:
- communicating with patients and professionals.
- sharing news relating to the SCIP.
- posting videos and information on advice and troubleshooting.
- sharing information about upcoming events. The Scottish Cochlear Implant Programme at University Hospital Crosshouse provides a national cochlear implant service for hearing impaired adults and children from throughout Scotland. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is commissioned to deliver this service by the National Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland. The main aim of cochlear implantation is to provide access to spoken language in patients with permanent, bilateral, severe to profound sensorineural deafness, who do not gain adequate benefit from conventional acoustic hearing aids. For adults and older children, this intervention is mainly directed at those who have lost their hearing (gradually or suddenly) and have already developed spoken language in childhood. The main objective is to enable these individuals to continue to communicate by talking/listening through improved hearing from a cochlear implant. For those who are born with a significant hearing loss in both ears, this may be achievable if cochlear implantation is carried out in early childhood (ideally between the ages of 12 to 18 months). The window of opportunity is limited and outcomes are compromised if cochlear implantation is delayed beyond the age of 3 years old.

Day 14 - Elf met with Jane, Head of Service, to sign up and consent for Cochlear Implant surgery.
14/12/2025

Day 14 - Elf met with Jane, Head of Service, to sign up and consent for Cochlear Implant surgery.

Day 13 - Elf decided he wanted Cochlear Implants and chose the colour of processor he would get.
13/12/2025

Day 13 - Elf decided he wanted Cochlear Implants and chose the colour of processor he would get.

Day 12 - Elf talked to his friends about Cochlear Implants to help him decide if we wanted to get them.
12/12/2025

Day 12 - Elf talked to his friends about Cochlear Implants to help him decide if we wanted to get them.

Day 11 - Elf told us about things that he thought were good, bad and ok about getting a Cochlear Implant.
11/12/2025

Day 11 - Elf told us about things that he thought were good, bad and ok about getting a Cochlear Implant.

10/12/2025
Day 10 - Elf completed a Talking Mat to tell us what he thought about his listening.
10/12/2025

Day 10 - Elf completed a Talking Mat to tell us what he thought about his listening.

Day 9 - Elf showed us what words he knew by pointing to the pictures in the book.
09/12/2025

Day 9 - Elf showed us what words he knew by pointing to the pictures in the book.

Day 8 - Elf played games on the computer to see how quiet he can hear.
08/12/2025

Day 8 - Elf played games on the computer to see how quiet he can hear.

Day 7 - Elf waited and listened so the team could check his hearing.
07/12/2025

Day 7 - Elf waited and listened so the team could check his hearing.

Day 6 - Mark looked in his ears to see if they were blocked.
06/12/2025

Day 6 - Mark looked in his ears to see if they were blocked.

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University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock Road
Kilmarnock
KA2OBE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+441563827323

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