Bilateral cochlear implantation: Current concepts

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 351-355

  Eapen, Rose J ^a   Buchman, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral cochlear implant; Binaural benefit; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NOISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 70349673750     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3283301702     Document Type: Review

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