Cochlear implantation for single-sided deafness: The outcomes. An evidence-based approach

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 271, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2119-2126

  Vlastarakos, Petros V ^a   Nazos, Kostas ^b   Tavoulari, Evangelia Filothei ^c   Nikolopoulos, Thomas P ^d  

^a ENT Department MITERA Infirmary ^*  (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Deafness; Quality of life; Single sided hearing loss; Sound localization; Speech perception in noise; Tinnitus; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TINNITUS; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HEARING TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TINNITUS;

EID: 84904674420     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2746-z     Document Type: Review

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