Cochlear implants in children.
Cochlear implants are electronic prostheses that provide a high quality sense of hearing to severely and profoundly deaf children and adults. As improvements in surgical technique and device performance have occurred, indications for implantation have expanded.
Balkany
T J
TJ
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA.
Hodges
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Miyamoto
R T
RT
Gibbin
K
K
Odabasi
O
O
D002648:Child; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome