Effect of surgical technique on electrode impedance after cochlear implantation

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 529-534

  Jia, Huan ^a,b,d   Venail, Fred́eŕic ^a,b   Piron, Jean Pierre ^a,c   Batrel, Charleǹe ^a,b   Pelliccia, Pierfrancesco ^a   Artier̀es, Franco̧ise ^a,c   Uziel, Alain ^a,b   Mondain, Michel ^a,b  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Montpellier University Medical Center   (France)

^c Institut Saint Pierre   (France)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Fibrosis; Impedance value; Residual hearing; Soft surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPEDANCE AUDIOMETRY; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 80051709028     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941112000807     Document Type: Article

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