title: Electrical stimulation of the round window: a selection procedure for single-channel cochlear implantation.
abstract: Many suggestions have been made as to the most appropriate tests for the selection of patients for cochlear implantation. One of the most appropriate tests when selecting patients for a round window extracochlear device is stimulation of the round window itself by a temporary electrode of the same size. Fourteen patients have been tested, 7 of whom were judged to have a good response to electrical stimulation. Six patients have gone on to permanent implantation with a round window cochlear implant.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Baguley
mesh_terms: D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D002648:Child; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004566:Electrodes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008144:Loudness Perception / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D012405:Round Window, Ear / Q000503:physiopathology