You child should be evaluated by an ENT doctor. The child will need a hearing aid trial in both the ears for a period of about 3 months along with therapy. If the child does not receive adequate benefit even with optimally fitted hearing aids, he / she may be a candidate for a cochlear implant. A high resolution CT scan of the temporal bone and an MRI of the brain with 7^th – 8^th nerve complexes is also required to check the structure of the ear and hearing nerves. The cochlear implant team can guide you with further details regarding this.