title: Indications and common surgical approaches for cochlear implantation in China.
abstract: Cochlear implants have become widely used in the management of profound sensorineural hearing loss. With today's technology and the demonstrated success of cochlear implantation, candidacy criteria have greatly widened. In this paper, we describe issues concerning the current indications and common surgical approaches to cochlear implantation in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Otolaryngology Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Clinical Center for Audiology of Shanghai, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhengnong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dongzhen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yaqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Huiqun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Shankai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans