title: Surgical rehabilitation of deafness.
abstract: Cochlear implants are now an accepted treatment in the rehabilitation of sensorineural hearing impairment. An overview of our understanding of how implants work, the clinical indications, and the current expected results of implantation are briefly reviewed. This is not a comprehensive review but rather a brief summary on the current knowledge of cochlear implants.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Syms
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: House
mesh_terms: D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans