Recent advances in the treatment of sensorineural deafness

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 313-321

  Murugasu, Euan ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem implants; Cochlear implants; Hair cell; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Inner; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID; CELL REGENERATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; EUROPE; FUTUROLOGY; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HAIR CELL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21344470460     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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