Electrical Stimulation Levels And Electrode Impedance Values In Children Using The Med-El Combi 40+ Cochlear Implant: A One Year Follow-Up

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 127-138

  Henkin, Yael ^a   Kaplan Neeman, Ricky ^a   Hildesheimer, Minka ^a   Muchnik, Chava ^a   Kronenberg, Jona ^b   Migirov, Lela ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

children; cochlear implant; electrical stimulation levels; electrode impedance; M levels; Med El Combi 40+

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; SPEECH;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 27644440367     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2005.16.2-3.127     Document Type: Article

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