Cochlear Implantation
Absztrakt
This dissertation is a literature review and discussion of the development of cochlear implantation, its use in children and adults, the different modes and types of cochlear implantation, and the surgical approaches to cochlear implantation. It is the aim of the author to provide a concise view of the role of cochlear implantation in the care and rehabilitation of deaf patients.
Leírás
Kulcsszavak
Cochlear Implantation, Cochlea, Criteria for cochlear implantation candidacy, Unilateral, bimodal and bilateral cochlear implant, Cochlear implant electrode array designs, Methodology for fitting cochlear implant, posterior tympanotomy, History of cochlear implantation, Preoperative diagnostic procedures before cochlear implantation, Surgical approaches for cochlear implantation, inner ear malformations, Sensorineural hearing loss, Cochlear implant candidacy, Sequential cochlear implantation, Simultaneous cochlear implantation