Hearing conservation surgery using the hybrid-L electrode: Results from the first clinical trial at the Medical University of Hannover

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 22-31

  Lenarz, Thomas ^a   Stöver, Timo ^a   Buechner, Andreas ^a   Lesinski Schiedat, Anke ^a   Patrick, Jim ^c   Pesch, Joerg ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Cochlear GmbH ^*  (Germany)

^c Research and Technology Labs   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electro acoustic stimulation; Hearing conservation; Residual hearing; Round window insertion

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA FENESTRA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HYBRID-L ELECTRODE; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEAFNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GERMANY; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66249127908     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000206492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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