Long-term use of cochlear implants in older adults: Results from a large consecutive case series

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 815-820

  Choi, Janet S ^a   Contrera, Kevin J ^a   Betz, Joshua F ^b   Blake, Caitlin R ^c   Niparko, John K ^d   Lin, Frank R ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Long term use; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901625806     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000327     Document Type: Article

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