Potential benefits from cochlear implantation of children with unilateral hearing loss

Cochlear Implants International

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 121-136

  Boyd, Paul J ^a  

^a Cochlear Europe Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical management; Cochlear implant; Hearing impaired children; Single sided deafness; Unilateral hearing loss

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMAN; INFANT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84946176042     PISSN: 14670100     EISSN: 17547628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1754762814Y.0000000100     Document Type: Review

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