Indications and common surgical approaches for cochlear implantation in China.
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.
Chen
Zhengnong
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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.
Yu
Dongzhen
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Wu
Yaqin
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Zhou
Huiqun
H
Shi
Haibo
H
Yin
Shankai
S
D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans