Hearing preservation after complete cochlear coverage in cochlear implantation with the free-fitting FLEXSOFT electrode carrier

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 973-979

  Helbig, Silke ^a   Baumann, Uwe ^a   Hey, Constanze ^a   Helbig, Matthias ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Complete cochlear coverage; FLEXSOFT electrode carrier; Hearing preservation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051796588     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31822558c4     Document Type: Article

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