title: Cochlear implant placement: round window approach.
abstract: The indications for cochlear implantation continue to extend to patients with increased levels of residual hearing. Single-sided deafness and tinnitus are currently under various clinical trials as even further expansion of the application of cochlear implant device and programming technology is underway. This video details a round window and hearing preservation approach for cochlear implant placement, and incorporates the most recent advances in surgical technique. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/bDqkbboXrU4 .
authors.affiliation: Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Neurosurgery, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Douglas D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Backous
mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D012405:Round Window, Ear / Q000601:surgery*