Relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, long after hearing is restored to normal.
But the good news is: It is unlikely to be a permanent problem for most people," concludes Dr. Polley. "Even if the acoustic signal isn't corrected within the critical period, the mature auditory cortex still expresses a remarkable degree of plasticity
IM is all about brain plasticity - specifically impacting auditory, visual, proprioceptive and vestibular processes. Post IM, if auditory processing remains deficient, I recommend looking in a program called Fast Forward, a more fine tuned auditory processing program that impacts brain plasticity as well. I always recommend IM first, as IM is a bit less specific, more general all over sensory processing, therefore more foundational. Fast Forward is more specific. Many IM providers offer both and the order I've heard everyone of the providers use is IM first, then Fast Forward. Logically and functionally this makes sense.
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