title: Cochlear implantation: preoperative counselling and postoperative problems.
abstract: Some patients cannot understand the reasons for a cochlear implant, nor the implications of such a device, and thus a clear explanation is required during patient counselling. Approximately one tenth of the patients with hearing loss examined in our hospital have received cochlear implants. Adequate preoperative examinations can make the surgery less difficult. Following cochlear implantation, speech comprehension of the patients with prelingual hearing loss is poor, and even patients with good speech comprehension have complaints about the clarity of the voice by the cochlear implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010470:Perceptual Masking / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome