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cochlear implant

Tiny tube (0.5 mm/0.2 in diameter) inserted into the spiral of the cochlea through a hole in the side of the skull to alleviate deafness. The implant contains 20 electrodes that transmit sound information to the brain. Implants are most successful in very young children.



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6) If this should fail, the patient becomes a candidate for cochlear implantation.
Speech audiometry by Brookler, Kenneth H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
; and upon learning their infant son is deaf, Chris and Mari opt for cochlear implantation.
VERY DIFFERENT SENSES : 'Hannibal' & 'Sound and Fury' by Cooper, Rand Richards / Commonweal
5,10,11) Any effort to change traditional attitudes toward cochlear implantation in these patients has been hindered by insufficient experience and by an absence of standardized evaluation protocols to assess their candidacy and to modify interventions as needed, (11,12) Research based on standardized measures of intellectual functioning (i.
Cochlear implantation in severe traumatic brain injury and paranoid ... by Levine, Samuel C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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