Changes of the threshold level in patients with 22-channel cochlear implant.

The Nucleus 22-channel cochlear implant system.

Cochlear implants have become the treatment of choice for profoundly deaf adults and children who obtain little or no benefit from conventional amplification. Sounds are translated into small electric currents that stimulate the auditory nerves in the cochlea and generate hearing sensations. The Nucleus cochlear implant is the result of more than 20 yr of research and development, first at the ...

Nucleus 22-channel cochlear implant: preliminary observations.

A carefully designed study was undertaken in 1982 to evaluate the performance of individuals who received the Nucleus 22-channel cochlear implant. All patients were profound-totally deaf, adults with a postlingual onset of impairment. The preoperative evaluation, prosthesis fitting, training, and postoperative testing were consistent across clinics. Single-subject studies, where each patient ac...

Facial Nerve Stimulation in Cochlear Implant Patients

The Cochlear Implant

The studies on cochlear implants have been conducted in the United States, Austria, Brasil, France, Finland, and some other countries. Up to now, this technique does not seem to have a wide spread application. Indeed it can only apply cases of deafness still presenting sufficient neural remnants to transmit the message. Moreover, the patient must be totally deaf( quasi­ complete loss of har cel...

evaluation of fat atrophy in patients with dermis fat graft of orbit by ct-scan

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