The effectiveness of bilateral cochlear implants for severe-to-profound deafness in adults: A systematic review

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 190-198

  Van Schoonhoven, Jelmer ^a   Sparreboom, Marloes ^b   Van Zanten, Bert G A ^c   Scholten, Rob J P M ^a   Mylanus, Emmanuel A M ^b   Dreschler, Wouter A ^a   Grolman, Wilko ^c   Maat, Bert ^d  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Bilateral cochlear implants; Bimodal stimulation; Cochlear implantation; Severe to profound deafness; Systematic review; Unilateral cochlear implants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; NOISE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873864702     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318278506d     Document Type: Review

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