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Tim Dornin

Review ordered into cochlear implant issues for SA kids

The review will investigate how some 30 children had incorrectly programmed cochlear implants. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An independent review has been ordered into the incorrect programming of cochlear ear implants for as many as 30 children in South Australia which left them unable to hear all the sounds necessary for learning and speech.

Health Minister Chris Picton said on Monday an interstate expert would be brought in to find out what went wrong for the past four or more years and to ensure the situation was not repeated.

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