title: Cochlear implants: update of the program at the University of British Columbia.
abstract: Since 1982, we have performed 26 cochlear implants at the University of British Columbia. The first 14 patients were implanted with the House/3M single-channel unit and the last 12 have been implanted with the Nucleus 22-channel unit. This paper reviews the methods used in patient selection and rehabilitation and compares the results obtained in patients using a single-channel with those using a multi-channel unit.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pijl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001955:British Columbia; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests / Q000379:methods; D014495:Universities