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Cochlear implants

Medical Journal of Australia, 1987
Publisher’s permission requested and denied. ; Over the past two decades there has been remarkable progress in the clinical treatment of profound hearing loss for individuals unable to derive significant benefit from hearing aids. Now many individuals who were unable to communicate effectively prior to receiving a cochlear implant are able to do so ...
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Cochlear Nucleus Implant

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1984
The case of a 51‐year‐old woman with an acoustic neuroma in her only hearing ear is presented. At the time the tumor was removed, May 24, 1979, a depth electrode was implanted In the cochlear nucleus. This worked for 2 months, allowing her to perceive sound in her environment. On March 12, 1981, the depth electrode was replaced with a surface electrode.
W E, Hitselberger   +3 more
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Revision Cochlear Implantation

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2006
Reoperation on a patient with an indwelling cochlear implant is uncommon. When necessary, surgery is performed for explantation of an existing device with immediate or delayed reimplantation, or for scalp flap revision and receiver-stimulator repositioning in the case of infection or device migration.
J Thomas, Roland   +2 more
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The Cochlear Implant

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1982
The cochlear implant offers an alternative to selected profoundly deaf patients in whom conventional treatments or prostheses have been unsuccessful. Substantial benefits have been obtained by patients, with apparently minimal risk. There have been no serious surgical complications and only a few postoperative problems, which were remedied ...
W F, House, K I, Berliner
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Cochlear Implant Programming

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2012
Cochlear implants have become a viable treatment option for individuals who present with severe to profound hearing loss. While there are several parameters that affect the successful use of this technology, quality programming of the cochlear implant system is crucial.
William H, Shapiro, Tamala S, Bradham
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Pediatric cochlear implantation

Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2011
To summarize the current state of cochlear implantation in children.Hearing loss profoundly impacts a child's ability to communicate and thereby affects educational and psychosocial development. The auditory cortex has sensitive periods during which it is maximally receptive to sound stimulus and consequent development.
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Cochlear Implants in Children

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1994
Cochlear implants allow the rehabilitation of children with severe to profound hearing loss. They are beneficial for not only postlingual children with hearing loss but also for children with congenital or prelingual hearing loss. Issues regarding cochlear implant candidacy and surgery are discussed. The results of cochlear implants in children and the
C R, Souliere   +2 more
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Cochlear and brainstem implantation

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2002
Cochlear implantation is an established habilitative and rehabilitative option for profoundly deafened individuals over 1 year of age who derive limited benefit from conventional hearing aids. Auditory performance varies among individuals and is determined primarily by age at implantation, pre-existence of speech and language skills, and the time ...
Elizabeth H, Toh, William M, Luxford
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Cochlear Wall Erosion after Cochlear Implantation

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2005
Objectives: Cochlear implantation is a clinically satisfactory procedure, but it is associated with a variable degree of histologic intracochlear trauma. We report a new histologic finding in a cochlear implant specimen from the House Ear Institute collection.
Francisco J, Cervera-Paz   +1 more
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The Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant

Ear & Hearing, 2007
The concept of a totally implantable cochlear implant (TICI) offers the following advantages over the present generation of semi-implantable cochlear implants. These advantages include (1) cosmetics: deafness can be "hidden," because there is no external hardware during use; (2) no external hardware (e.g., cables, speech processor) to fail or be ...
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