title: Cochlear implants: current status and future potential.
abstract: This article reviews the current status of cochlear implantation in both adults and children, including expanding candidacy groups, bilateral implantation, advances in speech processing software, internal and external device hardware, surgical techniques and outcomes. Promising advances, novel therapies and evolving concepts are also highlighted in terms of their future impact on clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: NYU School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, NYU Cochlear Implant Center, 660 First Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Maura K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Cosetti
authors.forename: Susan B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Waltzman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000639:trends*; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome