Temporal bone results and hearing preservation with a new straight electrode

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 34-41

  Lenarz, Thomas ^a   Stöver, Timo ^a   Buechner, Andreas ^a   Paasche, Gerrit ^a   Briggs, Robert ^b   Risi, Frank ^c   Pesch, Joerg ^a,d   Battmer, Rolf Dieter ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Research and Technology Labs   (Australia)

^d Cochlear GmbH ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroacoustic stimulation; Hearing preservation; Residual hearing; Round window insertion

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EAR INJURY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 33750321366     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095612     Document Type: Conference Paper

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