Benefits of bilateral cochlear implantation: A review

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 315-318

  Brown, Kevin D ^a   Balkany, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral cochlear implants; Cochlear implants; Hearing; Sound localization

Indexed keywords

BINAURAL HEARING; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; HUMANS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 34548514444     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3282ef3d3e     Document Type: Review

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