The University of Toronto cochlear implant study: a clinical overview.
The process of patient selection for a cochlear implant varies significantly from center to center. The University of Toronto Cochlear Implant Study Group has adopted a protocol which is unique in this regard. This overview highlights our selection process, details aspects of temporary electrode insertion and describes clinical findings considered to be of relevance.
Nedzelski
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Department of Otolaryngology, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D002170:Canada; D003051:Cochlea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests