Simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation: Prospective study in adults

Cochlear Implants International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-99

  Koch, Dawn Burton ^a   Soli, Sigfrid D ^b   Downing, Mark ^c   Osberger, Mary Joe ^c  

^a House Ear Institute ^*  (United States)

^b HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Advanced Bionics   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral cochlear implants; Cochlear implants; Deafness; Sound localization; Speech in noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEAFNESS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953118363     PISSN: 14670100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cii.413     Document Type: Article

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