Auditory prostheses in perspective.
The results of the evaluation of subjects presently fitted with internal auditory prostheses are summarized. Based on these results, the role of single-channel prostheses as a treatment for acquired deafness is discussed in terms of the auditory expectation for a single channel and of subject selection.
D003051:Cochlea / Q000601:surgery*; D003056:Cochlear Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000592:standards; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008085:Lipreading; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000592:standards*; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D011578:Psycholinguistics; D013016:Sound; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests