A report published Online First by the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery shows evidence to suggest that children receiving cochlear implants in separate, sequential surgeries, see overall improvements in their quality of life. The study, led by Marloes Sparreboom, M.A., Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, stresses the importance of collecting information concerning the quality of life of children receiving cochlear implantations, given the lack of previous research on the matter. Countless other studies solely look at speech perception and sound localization, with clinical settings that do not accurately represent a typical everyday environment.