Can adolescents and young adults with prelingual hearing loss benefit from a second, sequential cochlear implant?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 368-377

  Galvin, Karyn Louise ^a   Hughes, Kathryn Clare ^a   Mok, Mansze ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bilateral cochlear implants; Children; Functional benefit; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950968148     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020903470767     Document Type: Article

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