title: New frontiers in cochlear implantation: acoustic plus electric hearing, hearing preservation, and more.
abstract: As cochlear implant technology has changed, so have implantation criteria. In addition to profoundly deaf individuals, candidacy has expanded to include those with significant remaining acoustic hearing. This article describes the devices that are now in clinical trial, discusses the rationale as to why residual hearing preservation is important, details the surgical techniques for hearing preservation, and shares the clinical results of electric plus acoustic processing. That a video is available online.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, PFP 21212, Iowa City, IA 52249, USA.
authors: Sarah E
authors: SE
authors: Mowry
authors: Erika
authors: E
authors: Woodson
authors: Bruce J
authors: BJ
authors: Gantz
mesh_terms: D003051:Cochlea / Q000601:surgery; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D013067:Speech Perception