Estimations of auditory sensitivity for young cochlear implant candidates using the ASSR: Preliminary results

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 377-382

  Swanepoel, DeWet ^a   Hugo, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Auditory steady state response; Behavioral free field audiometry; Cochlear implantation; Early intervention; Hearing loss in infants; Presentation level advantage; Residual hearing; Severe to profound hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SCREENING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544298979     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400050048     Document Type: Article

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