Improved auditory performance of cochlear implant patients using the middle fossa approach

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 225-234

  Colletti, Vittorio ^a   Fiorino, Francesco G ^a   Saccetto, Luca ^a   Giarbini, Nadia ^a   Carrier, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; Deep electrode insertion; Subtemporal cochleostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA FENESTRA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; EAR SURGERY; ELECTRODE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; MALE; MASTOID; MASTOIDECTOMY; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR MALFORMATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCLEROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS; TELEMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0032790289     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00206099909073026     Document Type: Article

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