A novel implantable hearing system with direct acoustic cochlear stimulation

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-256

  Häusler, Rudolf ^a   Stieger, Christof ^a,c   Bernhard, Hans ^b   Kompis, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Helbling Beratung+Bauplanung AG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Auditory prosthesis; Hearing impairment; Mixed hearing loss; Speech intelligibility; Stapes; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MIXED HEARING LOSS; OTOSCLEROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUND TRANSMISSION; STAPEDECTOMY; STAPES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, MIXED CONDUCTIVE-SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; OTOSCLEROSIS; OVAL WINDOW, EAR; PERILYMPH; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; STAPES SURGERY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 44849127056     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000115434     Document Type: Article

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